Legal Costs Administrator

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Veritas Solicitors Full time

Veritas Solicitors LLP, situated in the heart of Manchester City Centre, is a multi-disciplinary law firm committed to delivering tailor-made legal solutions to individuals and businesses. We are the **Top 7** best solicitor firms in Manchester within housing and property and the **Top 23**best solicitors firms in Manchester, **according to ReviewSolicitors**. Our clients trust us to handle their complex legal matters with an exceptional experience, individual attention, and a high level of sophistication.

**Our areas of specialism include**:
Personal Injury, Clinical and Dental Negligence, Financial Mis-selling, Data Breach, Civil Disputes, Professional Negligence, Commercial Property, Housing Disrepair, Business Interruption Claims, Immigration and Private Client.

At Veritas Solicitors, we strive to be the preferred choice of clients for their most challenging legal needs and significant business transactions.

**Employee Benefits**:

- Competitive salary (dependent on experience and ability)
- Annual appraisals
- Flexitime
- Birthday privilege
- 24 days annual leave
- Employee assistance program
- Pension scheme
- Holiday buy scheme
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Convenient City Centre based
- Growth and development prospects - opportunities to gain experience within your capacity and in line with the business.

**Job Purpose**:
Provide administrative support to a team of costs draftsman to ensure the smooth running of the costs department.

**Job responsibilities**:

- List the tasks, duties and responsibilities that the job entails.
- Support the Costs team with recovering legal costs from defendants.
- Chase defendants
- Monitor and manage a shared team mailbox.
- Allocation of cases to appropriate internal/external draftsman.
- Accurate data entry of dates and figures into case management system.
- Producing invoices.
- Ad-hoc administration tasks as and when required

**Requirements**:

- Degree such as Economics, Science, Business Studies, Law or Accountancy OR qualified by any finance experience - will be preferred not essentials.
- Minimum 1 year administrative experience
- GCSE Maths & English at C grade or above
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Exceptionally organised
- The ability to produce work that is highly accurate with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to assess and analyse both numerical and written information.
- The ability to work under your own initiative.
- Have a working knowledge of IT systems like Microsoft Office packages.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Manchester City Centre, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Legal Administrative: 1 year (required)
- Administrative: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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