Senior Law Costs Draftsman
- Recruiter
- G2 Legal Limited
- Location
- Leeds
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 09 May 2022
- Closes
- 06 Jun 2022
- Ref
- 1210877-1-RH-19
- Contact
- Rachael Atherton
- Job Title
- Law Costs Draftsperson
- Practice Area
- Banking
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A new opportunity for a Senior Law Costs Draftsman has become available at a friendly, niche, multi-discipline law firm based in the centre of Leeds City Centre.
It is a fantastic, permanent position for a Law Costs Draftsman (Lawyer/Legal Executive/Paralegal) to join a small Costs Team. This is a full time, permanent role, where development and training can be offered for the right candidate. You will be working in a small and friendly department working on both internal costs files and for external solicitor clients.
Main Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
For further information contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Legal.
It is a fantastic, permanent position for a Law Costs Draftsman (Lawyer/Legal Executive/Paralegal) to join a small Costs Team. This is a full time, permanent role, where development and training can be offered for the right candidate. You will be working in a small and friendly department working on both internal costs files and for external solicitor clients.
Main Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Drafting Inter parts Bills of Costs (to include Precedent S electronic Bills)
- Drafting Schedule of Costs
- Drafting Precedent H documents
- Preparing Points of Dispute/Replies to Points of Dispute
- Drafting Precedent R and Precedent T documents
- Assessing costs claims and providing advice to fee earners
- Negotiating on the settlement of costs
- Advocacy experience is desirable but not essential
- Legal aid knowledge is an advantage
- Working as a Costs professional with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, either in-house or for a specialist costs drafting company
- Computer literate
- Excellent communication and IT Skills
- Experience of costs drafting software, ideally Costsmaster.
- Experience of drafting inter-parties Bills to include Precedent S Bills, Schedules of Costs, and Precedent H documents
- Understanding of CPR and Case Law
- The ability to work on your own with the minimum of supervision
- Ability to work to deadlines and targets
- Competitive Salary
- Automatic enrollment onto the Company’s pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Good holiday entitlement
- Bonus on completion of qualifying period
- Supportive team environment
For further information contact Rachael Atherton at G2 Legal.