Our business is people. Our clients are at the centre of everything we do, but we can only deliver the right result with exceptional people.
Location: Bolton
Position Type: Full Time
Job Description
Costs Scheduler
Contract Type: Perm
We are currently recruiting for a Cost Scheduler. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about the work they do, the service they provide, and getting the best results for their clients.
Providing bespoke Cost scheduling support to colleagues within the organisation. Working with colleagues within a close-knit team environment to ensure both individual and departmental scheduling expectations/targets are serviced and met. Responsible for management of allocated scheduling caseload and ensuring timely production of accurate/high-quality schedules of costs in predominantly RTA claims (both Fast track and Multi track).
If you have drive and determination, ambition, and are looking for a stimulating career, then we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities to include:
1. Drafting schedules of costs in accordance with Departmental requirements/workstreams to include schedules for interlocutory hearings, Trials, and also for negotiation purposes.
2. Providing dedicated costs support to colleagues, both within the Department and the legal business.
3. Working closely with colleagues and Department Manager/POD Supervisor within a team environment to ensure scheduling expectations are achieved.
4. Maintaining awareness of claim lifecycles and ensuring that service delivery is maintained.
5. Identifying and adhering to department/group objectives.
6. Showing initiative with the ability to work within a team environment but autonomously (managing own scheduling caseload) and the initiative/capability to deal with more complex matters.
7. Liaising with colleagues to maintain departmental working practices and procedures.
8. Understanding legal processes and documentation including internal case management system.
9. Being passionate and enthusiastic about our work.
10. Thinking independently and taking ownership of work.
11. Being agile/responsive to work and adapting to change and evolution within the business.
About You:
1. Degree level (desirable).
2. Experience in a costs scheduling role or within a costs environment.
3. Experience in drafting schedules of Costs (both fixed costs and hourly rate costs) in RTA claims.
4. Excellent communication and organisation skills.
5. Good understanding of the CPR, relevant legislation, case law, and costs industry regulations.
6. Experience of using Proclaim case management system (desirable).
7. Diligence and high attention to detail.
8. Personality, tenacity, and enthusiasm.
Company Values:
We’re a collaboration of companies established in 2006 working towards and guaranteeing the same goal. Our mission: We are driven to succeed. Our purpose is to help people move on in their lives through supporting our clients, our communities, and each other.
* We support.
* We succeed.
What we offer in return:
We offer a clean professional office working environment with fantastic facilities in Horwich, Bolton. A competitive salary including 23 days holiday allowance plus 8 bank holidays. Employee Assistant Programme. Workplace pension scheme. Free Onsite parking. The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with a wonderful Law firm.
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