Cost Draftsperson
5 months ago
**Cost Draftsperson**
**Location: Southport/ Manchester/ Liverpool/ Leeds/ Hybrid**
**Fletchers Solicitors Ltd have a fantastic opportunity to join our growing Team.**
In the role you will be working within a busy team, you will manage your own case load and adhere to strict SLAs, working closely with the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury departments, in support of the recovery of the clients costs, during and conclusion of the claim.
**About Fletchers Solicitors**:
Fletchers is a rapidly growing law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law. We became Fletchers Group following several acquisitions and have big plans for more growth. We are based in the North-West of the UK, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Cambridge & Southport, although many of our colleagues work from home as Fletchers offers Hybrid working. We offer a great work life balance, fabulous benefits, apprenticeships, and internal progression, around 10% of colleagues are currently working on apprenticeships or training contracts - more than ever before - and we are continuing to grow our L&D offering. We have a great culture and people that will support you and your goals. We launched the Fletchers Foundation charity to support injured people. More information about us can be found on our website.
**Main Responsibilities**:
- Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates.
- Review of opponents points of dispute and preparation of replies.
- Preparation of costs budgets.
- Reviewing opponents costs budgets, preparing BDRs, Precedent Ts and entering into negotiations.
- Potential to attend CCMC hearings.
- Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
- Management of daily workloads as well as achieving 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;
- Adhering to the firms policies.
- Any other duties as reasonably required by the business.
**Essential Skills and Experience**:
- Proven experience of drafting bills of costs and costs budgets
- 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 long service award the 3 days 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
- Enhanced 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
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