Junior Costs Negotiator

**Description**:
To assess and settle claims for costs in Clinical Negligence claims and to deal with all procedural aspects up to agreement or assessment in an entry level role to file handling.

Managing own caseload of end of life payables.

**Key Accountabilities**:
Drafting the following documents:

- Chronology
- Costs Strategy Document
- Points of Dispute
- Part 18 requests
- Consent orders

Evidential Reviews and Assessments
- Carrying out detailed review of file and preparing chronology
- Assessing claim for costs and setting strategy/reserves
- Assessing replies
- Reviews of incoming disclosure and documentary evidence
- Referral for supervision
- Assessing outcome of PA

Reporting
- Drafting advice on NDA files to client.
- Preparing outcome reports once the case has concluded
- Preparing non-strategic updates to client on cases assisting lead on

Settlement Negotiations
- Assessing part 36 offers/other settlement proposals
- Negotiation with third party
- Completing MI; payment request and outcome report to client

To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Working Hours
35 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Primary location for this role is Parklands, Bolton

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**:
Essential Skills and Attributes:
Essential
- English & Maths GCSE grade A to C/Level 5 or equivalent
- IT literate (Microsoft Office)
- Organisational skills particularly the ability to prioritise and multitask
- Interpersonal skills
- Oral communication - Experience of costs negotiation and setting negotiation strategies
- Customer services skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to take initiative
- An understanding of client needs/requirements
- Good knowledge of litigation and costs process
- Proficient use of a case management system

Desirable
- Legal office experience
- Use of a Case management system
- Degree/Equivalent experience/qualification

Values
Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;
We are connected
We are Dynamic
We are Innovative
We succeed together

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
- Death In Service - after 1 years’ service
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets
- after successfully completing probation

**About Keoghs**:
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.

We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.

Our global team of more than 6,500 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.