Costs Draftsperson / Costs Bill Drafter - Liverpool or Bolton
Location: Liverpool or Bolton, North West England
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Job Type: Full Time | Permanent
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working
Specialism: Serious Injury | Clinical Negligence | High-Value Litigation
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Costs Draftsperson / Costs Bill Drafter to join the specialist Costs team of a highly regarded, Legal 500 recognised law firm with offices in Liverpool and Bolton.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced legal costs professional looking to develop their career working on complex, high-value Serious Injury and Clinical Negligence matters.
You’ll be involved in a varied caseload of multi-track litigation, including catastrophic injury, brain injury, spinal injury and clinical negligence claims, supporting the firm’s costs recovery function and working closely with experienced solicitors and costs professionals.
Offering a competitive salary, hybrid working, excellent benefits and genuine opportunities for career development, this position would suit someone who enjoys technically challenging costs work within a supportive and progressive legal environment.
The Role As a Costs Draftsperson, your responsibilities will include:
- Drafting detailed inter partes Bills of Costs, including complex and high-value multi-track matters.
- Preparing Costs Budgets, Precedent H, budget revisions and supporting documentation.
- Drafting Points of Dispute and Replies to Points of Dispute.
- Preparing Schedules of Costs and Statements of Costs for hearings.
- Reviewing fee earners' files to ensure accurate and effective costs recovery.
- Assisting with detailed assessment proceedings and costs negotiations.
- Liaising with solicitors, Costs Lawyers and external parties regarding costs matters.
- Ensuring compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), relevant Practice Directions and costs case law.
- Managing your own workload and ensuring deadlines are met.
About You
To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:
- Previous experience as a Costs Draftsperson, Costs Bill Drafter or Costs Lawyer.
- Experience preparing Bills of Costs in Serious Injury, Catastrophic Injury and/or Clinical Negligence matters.
- A strong understanding of CPR, costs budgeting and detailed assessment procedures.
- Excellent drafting, analytical and organisational skills.
- The ability to manage complex costs matters independently.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
- Experience using CostsMaster, Proclaim or similar legal costs software would be advantageous.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
- 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
- Income protection, critical illness cover and death in service benefits.Dental plan and employee assistance programme.
- Workplace pension scheme.
- Supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.
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