Government Costs Draftsman

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom The Legists Full time

**Contract - Full time**
**Rate: £19 PAYE / £26ph Umbrella Per Hour**
**Central London - Hybrid working of 2 days in the office**

**11 Month Contract + extensions **

**Key Responsibilities of a Costs Draftsman/ Costs Lawyer will include (but not limited to)**:

- Maintaining a complex personal caseload, which mainly includes dealing with adverse costs claims and costs budgets
- Attending detailed assessment hearings at Court and instructing Counsel
- Acting for Defendant clients on large adverse claims/group litigation
- Preparation of Points of Dispute
- Preparation of budgets
- Responsible for handing negotiations of costs of settlement
- Ability to advise client and lawyers on complex technical arguments;

**Required skills of the Costs Draftsman / Costs Lawyer**:

- Either a Costs Lawyer with minimum 4 years’ experience of Defendant work (with Association of Costs Lawyers qualification)
- Or Costs Draftsman with minimum 5 years’ experience of Defendant work

**On Offer**
- Central London Location
- Central Government role - Exceptional quality of work
- Supportive teams and excellent working environment
- £37,700 - £41,500 annual equivalent
- Quality cases and work
- Flexible working arrangements - Hybrid



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