Costs Draftsperson

Are you keen to secure your dream costs role in a vibrant central Manchester location?

Costs Draftsperson
Manchester 
25K - 45K

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Costs Draftsperson to join a specialist legal costs consultancy division of a leading national law practice working within their costs offices based in Manchester city centre.

Candidate Requirement:

• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in legal costs litigation
• Experience of handling your own costs caseload from start to finish
• Experience of drafting bills of costs; costs budgets; and points of reply/dispute
• Costs negotiation skills and experience

• Experience of handling costs in a range of personal injury and clinical negligence matters
• Up to date knowledge of CPR and legislation
• IT literate including knowledge of using costs drafting software e.g. Costsmaster or IDraft

Desirable

• Experience of attending CCMCs and Detailed Assessment Hearings is desirable but not essential. You will be responsible for drafting bills/schedules of costs; costs budgets; points of reply (or dispute); negotiating costs settlements or attending CCMCs or detailed assessment hearings (if required).

You will handle costs recovery and sometimes adverse costs on a variety of matters from fast track litigation to complex, high value, specialist PI litigation and clinical negligence.

If you're interested in this role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact James Hutchinson at Interlink Recruitment for a confidential discussion on your career.

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