Our business is people. Our clients are at the centre of everything we do, but we can only deliver the right result with exceptional people.
Location
Bolton, Hybrid-working
Position Type
Full Time
Job Description
Costs Negotiator
Contract Type: Perm
Position Type: Full Time
We are currently recruiting for a Costs Negotiator to join our Bolton office. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for clients, delivering excellent service, and progressing their career within a supportive legal environment.
You will be responsible for negotiating costs on a variety of files, working closely with colleagues to ensure accurate, timely and commercially effective resolutions. This role involves managing your own caseload, engaging with opponents, and ensuring that cost negotiations are handled efficiently and strategically across predominantly RTA matters (Fast Track and Multi‑Track).
If you have drive, determination and ambition, and you’re looking for a stimulating and rewarding career, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities include:
- Negotiating costs on a wide range of files, ensuring the best possible settlement for clients
- Preparing and reviewing costs documentation, including Points of Dispute and Replies
- Assessing the reasonableness and recoverability of costs in line with CPR and case law
- Providing dedicated costs support to colleagues across the department and wider business
- Working closely with the team and Department Manager to ensure negotiation targets are achieved
- Managing your own caseload efficiently, ensuring deadlines and service expectations are met; maintaining awareness of claim lifecycles and adapting negotiation strategy accordingly
- Contributing to departmental processes and best practices
- Demonstrating initiative, strong analytical skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Understanding legal processes, costs principles and internal case management systems
- Being proactive, enthusiastic and adaptable within a fast‑paced environment
About You:
- Experience as a Costs Negotiator or in a similar costs‑focused role (minimum 2 years desirable)
- Strong understanding of the CPR, costs rules, case law and relevant legislation
- Excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience using Proclaim or similar case management systems (desirable)
- Tenacity, professionalism and the ability to build constructive working relationships
Company Values:
We’re a collaboration of companies established in 2006 working towards and guaranteeing the same goal. Our mission: We are driven to succeed. Our purpose is to help people move on in their lives through supporting our clients, our communities and each other.
- We support
- We succeed
What we offer in return:
- 23 days holiday + your Birthday off + plus 8 bank holidays.
- Income protection, dental plan, critical illness cover & death in service cover
- Employee Assistant Programme.
- Free onsite parking
- The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with a wonderful Law firm.
