Internal Costs Draftsman

1 day ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom LNH Rec LLP Full time

Our client, a well established and highly regarded legal practice based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Law Costs Draftsperson or Costs Lawyer to work within their in-house costs team.

Your caseload will include high value civil recovery and personal injury work. You will be required to undertake all work associated with drafting of bills of costs and points of dispute.

You will require excellent client management and communication skills.

Responsibilities will include:

- Prepare costs budgets (Precedent H)
- Deal with costs management negotiations
- Prepare statements of costs for summary assessment or schedules of costs for negotiation
- Prepare points of dispute and replies
- Undertake negotiations
- Prepare requests for Provisional and Detailed Assessment
- Prepare and issue Part 8 proceedings
- Request Default Costs Certificates where appropriate
- Provide clients with the required legal advice

Experience required
- 5 years’ minimum experience working with legal costs in a high volume, deadline driven environment
- Competent and comfortable using Proclaim
- Excellent communication and organisation skills are essential
- Excellent in using Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Experience working with the electronic bill of costs

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person


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