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In-House Costs Negotiators
Job summary
A leading law firm in Greater Manchester is seeking a Costs Negotiator to manage a dynamic caseload involving high-quality legal drafting and strategic negotiation. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of fixed costs claims, with 2 to 5 years of experience in case handling. Join a firm known for its exceptional client service standards and career advancement opportunities, with a supportive environment for professional growth.
Benefits
Qualifications
- A good working knowledge of fixed costs claims and the costs process.
- 2 to 5 years’ experience of case handling and working to target.
Responsibilities
- Securing payments on account of costs at the earliest opportunity.
- Reviewing costs schedules/bills with a view to negotiating Claimants costs.
- Negotiating settlement of costs and reporting terms of settlement.
- Preparing bills/Part 23 Applications in fixed costs cases.
- Attending costs hearings where appropriate.
Skills
Hybrid
Greater Manchester
Job Ref: 100059
This award-winning law firm specialises mainly in personal injury and clinical negligence claims. They have a strong reputation in the legal sector and it ranks among the top firms in the country. They have excellent internal training with progressive career opportunities.
Salary £30-£40,000
Supports study for ACL or Training contracts.
The position will involve handling a dynamic caseload of fixed costs delivering high-quality legal drafting, strategic negotiation, and procedural expertise across inter partes matters, developing persuasive arguments making offers, negotiating settlement and preparing cases for summary and detailed assessment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in securing timely settlements, maintaining exceptional client service standards and contributing technical insight to the wider costs team.
- Securing payments on account of costs at the earliest opportunity
- Reviewing costs schedules/bills with a view to negotiating Claimants costs, generally disputed fixed costs cases, and settling costs files in a timely manner
- Negotiating settlement of costs and reporting terms of settlement
- Preparing bills/Part 23 Applications and/or Replies to Points of Dispute in fixed costs cases
- Drafting Part 8 and Part 23 Proceedings
- Preparing cases for assessment hearings.
- Attending costs hearings where appropriate.
- Provide technical support to the costs team on fixed costs disputes
- A good working knowledge of fixed costs claims and the costs process.
- A good working knowledge of CPR Cost related procedures, Pre-Action Protocols, and case law for fixed costs disputes.
- 2 to 5 years’ experience of case handling and working to target.
- Ability to deal with advocacy at costs hearings on fixed costs matters (not essential but desirable.)
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