Draughtsperson (Permanent) - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Gemini Recruitment

Description

Role:
Legal Aid Billing / Costs Draftsperson

whom are seeking experienced Law Costs Draftsmen with extensive experience in drafting Legal Aid bills and Private Client matters.

Cost Law Services (CLS) is offering an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for success and promotion.

The Company will consider applicants wishing to work part time, full time or with flexible working hours.

Accountability within a remote working culture is the norm within this business, and CLS has thereby adopted a hybrid working model.

Cost Law Services represents various clients - one of whom is a leading legal aid practice - with all their billing.

Their broad spectrum of billing across multiple areas of law is based on a sound knowledge of the costs system and the ability to manage client expectations to ensure their cash flow is maintained.

Their work involves preparing bills and costs budgets in Court of Protection, Children Law, Clinical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Family, Housing & Litigation, Immigration, Judicial Review, and Personal Injury matters.

The company provides a supportive team environment and real prospects for success and promotion.

The ideal candidate will have an in depth knowledge of the Legal Aid Costs and assessment rules; will have experience with the Legal aid agency (LAA) software CCMS, and all Legal Aid claims.

You will be joining an established team of 30 Costs Lawyers/ Draftspersons with offices nationwide to assist and support billing process and recovery to the legal profession.

Drafting High Cost Case Plans (Hourly Rate - essential);
CCFS billing;
To complete and supervise Legal Aid Claims; (CCMS Claims; Claim 1s/Claim 1as/ Claim 2s);
Supervising and checking Legal Aid bill preparation
Training junior staff on case plans and bill preparation and advising on variety of legal costs matters
Have previous experience in processing High Costs Case Plans and Legal Aid bills;
Experience of dealing with Legal Aid bills from start to finish with the Legal Aid agency and third parties;
Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications; Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment.

We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals, Costs Lawyers, Costs Draftsman and Legal Support Staff.

We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity & inclusion of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

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