Law Cost Draftsperson (Senior), Bradford

To provide an efficient law costs service to the firm’s fee earners, working closely with other team members and solicitors. Your overall responsibility will be the preparation of costs claims for submission to paying parties. Main duties;

Ø      Working within the firm’s Personal Injury Department, dealing with PI related schedules and bills of costs for both the Claimant and Defendant team.

Ø      Utilising the firm’s computerised system, duties will include -

Preparing detailed Bills of Costs for fee earners

Preparing summary assessment together with schedules and detailed costs breakdowns

Negotiate settlements with the paying party or their representative

Preparing replies to Points of Dispute

 Ø      Maintaining contact with clients on a regular basis to receive instructions

 PERSON SPECIFICATION

-         Good technical knowledge of costs

-         Experience will include handling costs from instruction to settlement, including conducting negotiations

-         2-5yrs+ years’ experience in a similar role, in a legal environment, with personal injury too

-         Excellent client care and good analytical skills

-         Enthusiastic and self motivated individual with an outgoing personality

-         A team player with attention to detail

-         Good IT skills; fully conversant with Word, Excel and Outlook

-         Advocacy skills are advantageous but not essential

Salary iro £20-30,000

APPLY NOW: To apply for this Law Cost Draftsperson, Bradford job please send your CV via the Apply Button below. Along with your CV we would ideally like a covering email detailing a little more about yourself, your current working situation and why this role appeals to you. Ref: 212/1251BH