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Costs Lawyer

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
28 Nov 2019
Reference
NE56007

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Practice area
Costs
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years
Position
Other
Sector
In-house

Job Details

The emphasis of the role will be on advocacy and costs budgeting, but other costs experience required includes drafting Bills of Costs, Points of Dispute and Replies and providing Costs advice to the Clinical Negligence team.

The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years' experience within Costs. Defendant Clinical Negligence experience would be preferred but our client will consider candidates with a claimant background. Applicants should have an ability to work within a target-driven environment and have excellent communication skills. Good costs negotiation skills are also necessary with up to date knowledge of relevant costs law also being required.

Applications are welcome from Costs Lawyers/experienced Costs Draftsmen with experience in Clinical Negligence costs. This fantastic Leeds based role is the perfect opportunity for the right candidate to further their careers with a market-leading, top tier Legal 500 firm.

If you feel like you are suited to this role, please apply now for immediate consideration.

Please contact Nikita Erving Recruitment Consultant, to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott are a legal recruitment expert and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website www.douglas-scott.co.uk for more legal costs positions.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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