Costs Draftsperson
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Bolton
Description
The Costs Draftsperson is responsible for preparing bills, schedules of costs and other pleadings, resolving costs claims predominantly as a receiving party representative.
Key Accountabilities
* Ability to draft bills of costs and recovery of costs through the Detailed Assessment process, including negotiating costs, drafting budgets either Claimant and/or Defendant and conduct own advocacy.
* Responsible for management of own caseload using in-house 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.
* Responsible for hitting chargeable hours target every day.
* Delegation of tasks where available and appropriate to other members of the team.
* Drafting Bills and Schedules of Costs.
* Preparing replies and considering points of dispute, identifying strengths and weaknesses and preparing a document to reflect this.
* Preparing cost strategy reports, and providing strategic costs advice.
* Dealing with correspondence and telephone calls.
* Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with Client requirements.
* Provide written updates by email or letter to clients detailing case activity to ensure that they receive up to date and accurate information about progress when requested.
* Conduct own advocacy or instructing advocate as required.
Experience, Skills and Qualifications
* Experience in a similar costs Draftsperson role - bill drafting and costs recovery for receiving party.
* Good understanding of the Detailed Assessment process, Cost Case Laws and Insurance Litigation practice & process. Previous experience of client liaison.
* Good standard of education – 3 GCSE’s grade C or above or equivalent including Maths, English & Science as a minimum.
* Good telephone negotiation skills.
* Previous experience of handling own caseload.
* Ability to use own initiative.
* Ability to plan and prioritise workloads.
* Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to make decisions.
* Ability to remain calm under pressure.
* Ability to act as part of a team.
* Proficient IT skills.
Desirable
* Education – Degree and/or LPC and/or ALCD or equivalent.
* Conducted own advocacy.
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan.
* 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days).
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan.
* WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing.
* Death In Service – after 1 years’ service.
* Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer.
* Employee Resource Groups.
* Employee Volunteering Programme.
* Cycle to Work Scheme*.
* Tech Scheme*.
* Season Ticket Loan*.
* Gym Flex*.
* Access to Online Discount Sites.
* Discounted Gourmet Society Membership.
* Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide.
* Discounts at local retail outlets.
*after successfully completing probation.
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