Cost Draftsperson (Northampton) in London

Hybrid working | Offices in Northampton and Birmingham

Looking for a place where you can grow your costs career, feel supported, and enjoy real work‐life balance? You’ve found it.

As one of the UK’s fastest‐growing law firms specialising in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury, we offer the opportunity to work on high‐quality, meaningful cases while shaping cost strategies that directly support access to justice for our clients. We’re on the lookout for a driven and detail‐focused Cost Draftsperson to join the team!

In Return – What Fletchers Can Offer

• 35 hour working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas closure; option to purchase up to 3 extra days per year, with long‐service awards after the 5th, 7th and 9th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax‐efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy covering dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work‐life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events
• Monthly voucher awards

Main Responsibilities

• Preparation of detailed bills of costs, cost schedules and cost estimates.
• Review of opponents' points of dispute and preparation of replies.
• Preparation of cost budgets.
• Reviewing opponents' cost budgets, preparing BDRs, precedent Ts and entering into negotiations.
• Potential to attend CCMC hearings.
• Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
• Managing daily workloads and achieving service level agreements.
• Working to deadlines and prioritising matters to ensure targets are delivered.
• Keeping the client regularly updated on the current situation of matters.
• Maintaining good working relationships with internal colleagues.
• Being responsible for maximising the firm's profitability whilst maintaining the highest client care standard.
• Adhering to the firm's policies.
• Any other duties reasonably required by the business.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Proven experience drafting bills of costs and cost budgets.
• Experience with Proclaim.
• Experience with Cost Master.
• Organisational, planning and communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good general IT skills.
• Time management.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Working effectively within a team.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

About Fletchers Solicitors

Fletchers is a fast‐growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.

We work across England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices.

We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector. Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry because we understand that balance drives performance.

At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether you’re starting your career or aiming for leadership, you’ll find a clear path to progress and development here from apprenticeships and professional qualifications to senior roles and partnership.

We seek out a broad range of challenging, high‐quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don’t just talk about development – we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.

We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long‐term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise and reward high performance.

Join us and be part of a law firm that’s not only growing, but redefining what it means to work in legal services.

Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.