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Costs Draftsman - Legal 200 Firm

Employer
QED Legal
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
Salary
Up to £30000.00 per annum
Closing date
4 Jul 2019
Reference
CF24305

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Practice area
Costs
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Not applicable
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details


Top 200 law firm with offices based in Manchester are seeking a Law Costs Draftsman to undertake a supervisory role whilst also dealing with complex civil law costs matters.

Experience of dealing with high value personal injury costs is essential for this role a high proportion of the work will be multi-track personal injury including clinical negligence and catastrophic injury matters. Ideally you will have experience of dealing with all aspects of a costs file from negotiation to drafting bills, points of dispute, detailed assessments and advocacy. A significant portion of the role will be supervision of the fee earners within the team so prior experience of this will be essential as you will be expected to hit ground running.

You will form part of a strong team and be afforded the opportunities to progress your career and develop you law costs experience, as well as qualify for a training contract scheme.

This practice have a plethora of benefits and will support future career development so this is an ideal environment for a Law Costs Draftsman to develop their career in a stable and highly respected Top 200 practice

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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