Costs Lawyer/Draftsman - Personal Injury
Cardiff, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/07/2026
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Job Description
Costs Lawyer / Costs Draftsman – Personal Injury
Location: Cardiff (once a week hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 35 hours, Monday – Friday,9am – 5pm
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitiousCosts Lawyer to join usin our Cardiff office as part of our growing Personal Injury team. Thesuccessful candidate will work with a high degree of autonomy to deliverspecialist costs support across a varied caseload, while also helping shape anddevelop our costs function in collaboration with colleagues across the firm.
Redkite Solicitors has been trusted to provide exceptionallegal advice to individuals, families, and businesses since 1898. As aprogressive, full-service law firm, we’re driven by growth and innovation,continuously expanding our reach to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Withnearly 300 dedicated professionals, we’re proud to be recognised as an employerof choice, with a number of our lawyers recognised in both Legal 500 andChambers, reflecting the strength and quality of our expertise. Our ongoingcommitment to excellence and expansion ensures Redkite remains at the forefrontof the legal sector.
Candidates should be aware that their firstday of employment may be based at an alternative Redkite office within ournetwork, for group onboarding. A willingness to travel and spend the day awayfrom your usual place of work is therefore required.
What WillYou Be Doing?
- Manage a varied caseload of costs matters acrossPersonal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims, supporting cases from budgetingthrough to recovery.
- Prepare Bills of Costs, Costs Budgets(Precedent H), Budget Discussion Reports (Precedent R), Precedent S documents,and other key costs-related documentation.
- Draft and respond to Points of Dispute and Pointsof Reply, ensuring compliance with CPR, case law, and costs managementprotocols.
- Negotiate costs settlements with opponents, thirdparties, and costs firms, while advising fee earners and partners on costsstrategy and recovery.
- Attend Detailed Assessment hearings and CCMCswhere required, including preparing hearing bundles, statements of costs, andsupporting documentation.
- Provide guidance and support to colleagues on costsissues and best practices, while contributing to training, reporting, and thecontinuous development of costs processes across the firm.
Requirements
Who We’reLooking For:
- Qualified CostsLawyer and experience handling costs matters within Personal Injury andClinical Negligence claims.
- Strong technical knowledge of costs law and procedure,including costs budgeting, detailed assessment, dispute resolution, andrecovery processes, with excellent drafting, negotiation, and advocacy skills.
- Confident advising fee earners and stakeholders on costsstrategy, with strong communication skills and the ability to build effectiveworking relationships across the firm.
- Experience using costs software and case managementsystems, with familiarity with Costs Master considered advantageous.
- Proactive, organised, and self-motivated, with a keen eyefor detail and the ability to contribute to the growth and development of acosts function.
What’s In It For You?
We’re committed to creating a supportive, collaborative,and high-performing legal team. You’ll be joining colleagues who are not onlylegally excellent
but also commercially astute and down-to-earth. We valuetrust, teamwork and excellence, and offer an environment where you can grow andsucceed.
- Acollaborative, friendly working environment with regular team connectiondays
- Generousannual leave (plus additional days with length of service)
- Optionto buy or sell annual leave
- LifeAssurance
- PensionScheme
- Contributionsto gym membership
- Careerdevelopment and learning support
... and much more
At Redkite,we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplacewhere everyone is valued. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, includinggender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, andneurodiversity. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments throughoutthe recruitment process and beyond to ensure all employees can thrive. If you need any reasonableadjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and wewill be happy to support you. We believe that diversity strengthens our teamand helps us better serve our clients.
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