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Cost Lawyer - Clinical Negligence

Employer
JMC Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Berkshire, Reading
Salary
£40000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Closing date
25 May 2018
Reference
BBBH4564

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Practice area
Costs, Clinical negligence
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Ranked in the Top 50, culturally this firm stands miles apart from the usual commercial machine of the City. This is a fantastic opportunity for a good career, and a good work/life balance in a blooming town.

The Firm:

You will find they are transparent, open, forward-thinking, modern, and have no internal politics or hierarchy. The firm nurture talent allowing staff to flourish and progress, you will find there is an environment that is stimulating and allows staff to challenge themselves.

There is a friendly feel throughout the firm, with many social, sports and events throughout the year. The firm has an impressive FTSE 100 client base, including the likes of Coca-Cola. Although, interestingly, they also deal with SME and entrepreneurs alike.

The firm is recruiting for a new Cost Lawyer for their thriving Thames Valley office.

The Role:

Their Clinical Negligence team advises private clients on complaints and claims involving any type of medical negligence.

You will be required to work as part of a team handling costs for the Litigation Teams. You will undertake work for a number of offices within the firm and be involved in a range of issues including:

  • You will be an experienced Cost Lawyer/Draftsman with at least 2 years PQE
  • You will be responsible for drafting bills of costs for detailed assessment
  • You will be responsible for drafting Replies to Points of Dispute
  • You will be responsible for drafting Costs Budgets and liaising with the opponent with a view to narrowing the issues or agreeing ahead of a CCMC
  • You will be responsible for undertaking negotiations with the opponent
  • You will be responsible for preparing applications for interim payments
  • You will be responsible for working in line with internal SLAs and Costs Team benchmarks


Desirable Experience:

  • Experience of dealing with personal injury costs at all levels, especially Multi Track
  • Experience of using CostsMaster
  • Experience of working to billing and time recording targets
  • Experience of building relationships with internal contacts at all levels


This is an excellent opportunity for a Cost Lawyer to join this growing and dynamic Top 50 firm based in their Thames Valley office

Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation

Company

JMC Legal Recruitment are a National legal recruitment agency with offices in London, Bristol and New York. Working with Top law firms, a refreshing approach.

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