Costs Draftsman/lawyer

**Law Costs Draftsman/Lawyer
- Manager**

Salary**:On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and**real prospects for success and promotion. The Company will consider applicants wishing to work part time, full time or with flexible working hours. The Company will allow working from home.

Accountability within a remote working culture is the norm within this business.

**Costs background**:
Costs Law services have grown exponentially nationwide to form a team of over 30 Law Costs Draftsmen and Lawyers with immense experience in all aspects of costs law. Not only do they represent a national legal aid practice on all their billing, they arenow focusing on growing their client base.

Their broad spectrum of billing services across multiple areas of practice, is based on a sound knowledge of the costs system and the ability to manage client expectations to ensure their cash flow is maintained.

Their work involves preparing bills & budgets in Court of Protection, Children Law, Clinical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Family, Housing & Property Litigation, Immigration, Judicial Review and Personal Injury matters.

Promoting the Company through social media activity will be an essential part of the role.

**The Role**

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- Report directly to the director
- Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a proactive understanding of clients’ needs
- Conducting Performance meeting with Costs Draftsmen & Lawyers to ensure individual targets are being met
- Ensuring Company performance targets are met
- Training draftsmen and ensuring changes in Costs Law or billing practices/procedures are cascaded to the team in a timely manner
- Carrying out staff appraisals.
- Business development - looking to market the Company in accordance with the strategic business development plan to increase client base and turnover.
- Guiding staff who have queries when drafting Legal Aid Claims (Claim 1’s/Claim 1a’s/ Claim 2’s, inter partes bills, budgets and plans);
- To liaise and advise fee earners and support staff in relation to the variety of legal costs matters
- Keeping up to date and further developing company policy, procedures, manuals and case management systems.
- Involved in Company strategic planning and implementation of business objectives.
- Involvement in auditing and reporting

**Key Skills Required**
- Demonstrate passion and experience in a Costs Law
- A strong academic background i.e. with a Law degree
- All round legal experience as a Costs Draftsmen & or a Costs Lawyer
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience in drafting legal aid and Inter partes bills
- Costs Negotiations Experience;
- Experience in advocacy skills helpful but not essential.
- Prior supervisory experience helpful
- Practice management and business development experience helpful
- Business acumen and the ability to market the Company
- Excellent communications skills to work effectively with all types of people
- Excellent analytical and organisational skills and ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance
- Committed team player, self -motivated and professional
- Ability to mange social media activity to promote the Company

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

**About Gemini Recruitment and Equal Opportunities**:
Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimateknowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.