Costs Lawyer

Posted 18 June by Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
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£50,000 - £60,000 per annum
London , South East England
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
If you are interested in a role within the Law Costs sector, please don't hesitate to send your CV to  * candidates must have prior experience in UK Law Costs 

Job title:                             Costs Lawyer
Department:                       Business Services
Location:                             London or Cardiff – with hybrid working
Reporting to:                      Senior Associate Solicitor

The role

Working in our Costs Team, you will provide a complete costs service to our fee earners. To include assisting with costs budgeting, preparation of costs claims, costs negotiations; advocacy at costs hearings, and providing general costs advice, guidance, and assistance.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Caseloads and collaboration
  • Ensure the highest quality of costs recovery service is always provided
  • Supporting fee-earners with client costs estimates and budgeting
  • Advice on fee arrangements with clients
  • Advice to fee earners on levels and prospects of costs recovery
  • Provide other technical costs guidance
  • Manage a costs caseload of claimant costs files
  • Provide update reports on caseloads and progress
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with the fee earners, the finance and accounts teams, and all other staff
Document preparation
  • Budgets (Precedent H/T)
  • Statements of Costs (N260) for summary assessment
  • Electronic Bills of Costs (Precedent S)
  • Prepare documents for provisional and detailed assessment proceedings
  • Draft Points of Dispute and Replies
Hearings and settlement
  • Attend Costs Management Hearings
  • Attend Interlocutory Costs Hearings
  • Attend Detailed Assessment Hearings
  • Negotiate and settle claims for costs, maximising costs recovery
Professional development
  • Actively keep up to date with developments on all areas of costs law
  • Attend necessary training, seminars, and events
Personal Specification

Essential
  • Genuine interest to work with a leading claimant law firm and passionate about providing access to justice to all
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience of working in civil litigation costs recovery
  • Knowledge of funding agreements and associated rules and case law
  • Experience of drafting bills and dealing with negotiations, costs proceedings and costs advocacy, with minimal supervision
  • Up to date knowledge of Costs Assessment Guidance, Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and legislation
  • Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Professional approach, able to deal with fee-earners, clients, other professionals and court services
  • Can work both independently, and as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple cases to strict deadlines
  • Experienced user of IT packages (e.g. Costsmaster, Outlook, Word and Excel) 
Desirable
  • Knowledge of Legal Aid Costs/Claims
  • Experience of using case management systems
  • Experience of handling own costs caseloads from start to finish
  • Experience of working in house within a law firm
  • Professionally qualified or working towards a qualification e.g., Costs Lawyer, Solicitor or Legal Executive

Reference: 52897734

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