Law Costs Draftsman - Liverpool, United Kingdom - G2 Legal Limited
Description
An experienced Law Costs Draftsman is required to join a leading law firm to deal with and negotiate costs on a range of matters primarily for commercial litigation cases both defending and recoveries.
As a law costs advisor you will be required to have a minimum of 2 years experience within a similar role either claimant or defendant with preparing Points of Dispute and considering replies experience.
The role is working a 35 hour week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm,
the firm offer hybrid working offering working from home 4 days per week and 1 day in the office.
Company benefits:
- 25 days' annual leave
- Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
- Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
- 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
- Flexible, agile and home working
- BUPA
- Permanent health insurance
- Flexible pension scheme
- Medicash
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Life assurance
- Annual travel season ticket loan
- Dress for your day policy
- Training and development opportunities
- Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Duties include:
- Responsible for management of own caseload using inhouse case management system including timely and accurate maintenance of the system along with billing and management information ensuring completeness of records in order to aid business decision making
- Delegation of tasks where available and appropriate to other members of the team
- Preparing points of dispute and considering replies
- Reviewing files
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses and preparing a document to reflect this
- Preparing cost strategy reports
- Settling costs
- Dealing with correspondence and telephone calls
- Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with Client requirements
- Updating reports
- Meeting agreed performance targets
- Instruct Counsel or Costs Lawyer to attend Detailed Assessment or alternatively conduct own advocacy
- To ensure compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct
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