Junior Costs Negotiator

4 days ago

Bolton, United Kingdom Keoghs Full time

**Description**:
To assess and settle claims for costs and to deal with all procedural aspects up to agreement or assessment.

It is important that the job holder can quickly review files & formulate initial costs strategy, provide comprehensive advice to clients, commence early telephone negotiations with other side and liaise, as required, with Insurers throughout the life of the file.

You need to be able to build strong working relationships with both your colleagues in Costs and with the wider business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a junior costs handler, who has a base knowledge of cost handling and negotiation and is looking to develop their career and take the next step. Full training and supervision will be provided, therefore extensive costs experience is not required.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Setting strategies and negotiating costs up to £50K - expected FA £25K
- 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

**Skills, Knowledge & Expertise**:

- 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

**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 8,000 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.

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