Have you got previous experience dealing with legal costs in a role such as Drafts Person, Paralegal or Costs Budgeter? Would you like a position with fantastic career opportunities with a large, national legal company? This high profile employer based close to Bolton with multiple sites in the UK is looking to expand their team. Along with a salary of up to £30,000, the role comes with hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, free parking, healthcare, a staff discount scheme and a 35 hour working week.
What will you be doing as a Costs Budget Draftsperson:
Working as part of a team your primary focus will be to prepare Precedent Hs, Precedent Rs, Precedent Ts and to advise, negotiate and deal with all aspects of costs budgeting as required by the client/ main team. The role also allows for payables work and a mixed caseload. Duties will include:
Managing your own caseload including accurate maintenance of the system along with billing and management information
Drafting and updating Precedent H costs budget
Preparing Precedent R costs budget on opponents Precedent H costs budget and compliance with Costs Case Management Orders and conducting subsequent negotiations arising
Achieving a daily chargeable hour target, managing workload to meet service level agreements and critical dates
Delegating of tasks where appropriate to other members of the team
Reviewing files, including strategy setting and identifying strengths and weaknesses and...