Costs Lawyer/Assistant Manager
4 weeks ago
Cost Law Services Limited is seeking an experienced Costs Lawyer/Assistant Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the performance of their department, including allocating work, billing, attendance, punctuality, and conduct. They will also be responsible for guiding staff who have queries when drafting Legal Aid Claims and liaising with fee earners and support staff in relation to legal costs matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the performance of the department, including allocating work, billing, attendance, punctuality, and conduct.
- Guide staff who have queries when drafting Legal Aid Claims.
- Liaise with fee earners and support staff in relation to legal costs matters.
- Complete monthly reports to Management regarding team performance.
- Deliver training programs for Kick start scheme apprentices and Junior staff, where necessary.
- Ensure training needs of the team are identified and met.
- Provide legal updates to staff and case law updates to act as a central point for training, where necessary.
- Draft training materials, where necessary.
- Be a Quality Management representative and assist with audit inquiries, as and when necessary.
- Attend management reviews, meetings, and assist and/or manage service complaints.
- Keep up to date and further develop company policy, procedures, manuals, and case management systems.
- Be involved in Company strategic planning and implementation of business objectives.
- Draft blogs periodically for publication on the CLS website.
Requirements:
- Demonstrate passion and experience in Costs Law.
- A strong academic background, i.e., with a Law degree.
- All-round legal experience as a Costs Lawyer.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in drafting legal aid and Inter partes bills.
- Practice management and business development experience (desirable).
- Excellent IT Skills - familiar with Microsoft Office applications, Costs Master, and document management skills.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave.
- Additional holiday accrual.
- Up to 4 days paid sick leave.
- Practicing Certificate renewed annually.
- ACL Panel Membership and Accreditation/re-Accreditation/Re-Accreditation fee paid for.
- Panel courses mandatory for Accreditation paid for.
- Access to a vast range of training webinars/E-Library.
- Automatic enrolment onto the Company's pension scheme.
- Excellent progression opportunities.
- Supportive team environment.
- Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition.
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