Senior Costs Lawyer

Our client, one of the North-wests leading legal costs experts, are seeking to recruit a highly capable costs lawyer with a proven track record in negotiation to join its successful team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for all costs related matters including preparing bills of costs, court documents, points of disputes and replies.

Responsibilities:

• Costs Negotiation- Lead and manage negotiation processes on behalf of clients, striving for optimal costs settlements while maintaining strong professional relationships with other parties involved.
• Assumes complete ownership and accountability for all CPR costs compliant court documents across a wide variety of assigned cases

• Deal with all aspects of costs budgeting including budget discussion reports, composite summaries and Precedent T

• Deal with all aspects of the costs assessment process such as drafting PoD and replies
• Complete all post-assessment work
• Provide cost advice to clients orally and in writing for cases at all levels of complexity
• Conduct cost negotiations for cases at all levels of complexity
• Attend CCMCs, DAs and any other hearings that deal with costs in an advocacy capacity as required
• Undertake regular review of files
• Delegate tasks where appropriate and possible
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members as required
• Use Proclaim to document all client interactions
• Comply with all County Costs processes and procedures
• Meet agreed performance targets
• Undertake additional duties as reasonably required by senior management.

Key skills & experience:

• Strong negotiation skills
• Numerate, analytical and an excellent communicator
• Client management: able to deal with the full range of client management situations adeptly
• Competent in using Microsoft Office, Proclaim, CostMaster and related applications
• Detailed working knowledge of the CPR costs rules acquired through exposure to a wide variety of cases

Attributes

• Hard working
• Pro-active
• Well organised
• Committed team player
• Takes pride in delivering high quality work
• Client oriented and commercially aware
• Performs well under pressure and working to tight deadlines
• Graduate/ Costs Lawyer preferred but not essential – all applicants will be judged on their individual merit.

Reward & Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus
• Flexible working
• 22 days annual leave
• Company pension scheme
• Modern offices in landmark city centre waterfront building
• Flexible working arrangements.