Costs Drafting Expert

3 days ago


Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Legal Southwest Full time

Legal Southwest is seeking a skilled Costs Drafting Expert to join their team. As a leading Claimant Personal Injury law firm, they require an individual with expertise in drafting Bills of Costs and negotiating with Fee Earners.

The ideal candidate will have experience with Costs Master, excellent interpersonal skills, and strong negotiating abilities. They must be able to adapt new technology and work independently as part of a team.

This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, depending on experience, along with a range of benefits including a company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and sickness benefit allowance.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Draft Bills of Costs
  • Negotiate with Fee Earners on Points of Dispute and Points of Reply
  • Collate Application and supporting papers for Provisional and Detailed Assessment
  • Brief Counsel for Detailed Assessment and ensure papers filed with Counsel and the Court prior to the Hearing and liaise with Counsel, as appropriate
  • Deal with Assessed Bill following Provisional and/or Detailed Assessment and ensure Bill filed with Court, within relevant time scales
  • Deal with any Applications and Court Orders within set timescales and liaise with the Fee Earner in respect thereof and instruct and Brief Counsel where required
  • Prepare and file Applications for Default, Interim and Final Costs Certificates, where appropriate
  • Prepare and issue Applications for Interim Payments, where appropriate
  • Draft Statements of Costs for Directions Questionnaires (Fast Track), Infant Approval Hearings and Trial
  • Draft Costs Budgets (Multi Track) and prepare Points of Reply and or Points of Dispute to Defendant's Costs Budget, where required
  • Negotiate on Statements of Costs and Bills of Costs; pre assessing where required
  • Liaise with Costs Manager and Finance Director in respect of settlement, where appropriate
  • To assist other members of the Costs Department when required


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