Cost Draftsperson Team Leader

7 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Fletchers Solicitors Full time

**Cost Draftsperson Team Leader**

**Location: Southport/ Manchester/Leeds/ Hybrid**

**Internal opportunity only**

**Fletchers Solicitors Ltd have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Team.**

In the role you will be reporting to the Head of Department, you are responsible for the day-to-day management of the drafting team, as well as ensuring the team delivers a first-class service to the areas of the business they support.

**About Fletchers Solicitors**:
Fletchers is a growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with excellent rankings with both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several acquisitions, we have transformed into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for further expansion. Situated in the North-West of the UK, our offices are located in Manchester, Liverpool, Southport, Leeds, Bolton, and Cambridge. Many of our colleagues enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work arrangements. We offer a great work-life balance, attractive benefits, apprenticeship or training contract opportunities, and avenues for internal progression. Currently, approximately 10% of our colleagues participate in apprenticeships or training contracts, marking a milestone for us as we continue to improve our Learning & Development programs. Our culture is nurturing, designed to assist you in achieving your aspirations. Additionally, we have our Associate and Partner programs for senior lawyers and established the Fletchers Foundation to support those who have suffered injuries.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Leading the team to maximise its objectives and deliver excellent standards of performance.
- Allocating cases appropriately within the team
- Ensuring MI is up to date and accurate
- Liaising with fee earners regarding any questions/queries
- Conduct annual PDMRs
- Conduct monthly one to one meetings
- Monitoring chargeability
- Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates.
- Review of opponents points of dispute and preparation of replies.
- Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
- Monitor daily workloads, as well as ensuring team achieve their service level agreements.
- Be able to work to deadlines and prioritise matters to ensure targets are delivered.
- Ensuring that the Client is regularly updated as to the current situation on matters.
- Ensuring that care is taken to ensure good working relationships with internal colleagues.
- Being responsible for maximising the firms profitability whilst maintaining the highest Client care standard.
- Mentoring, developing and identifying knowledge gaps of team members
- Support the Head of Department with any other duties as required
- Attending team meetings with fellow team leaders/HODs/Director
- Maintain a case load
- Adhering to the firms policies
- Any other duties as reasonably required by the business

**Essential Skills and Experience**:

- Ideally experience of management of people
- Proven experience of drafting bills of costs
- Experience of Proclaim
- Experience of Cost Master
- Organisational, planning and communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good general IT skills
- Time management
- Ability to use initiative
- Working effectively within a team.
- Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines

**In return Fletchers can offer**:

- 35 hours working week
- 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days holiday per year, until you reach the maximum long service awards which are awarded after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
- Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
- Life Assurance Policy
- Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
- Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
- Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
- Monthly voucher awards** **for winning nominees


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