Dispute Resolution Solicitor
3 months ago
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
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