Costs Lawyer

Senior Costs Lawyer (Draftsman) Clinical Negligence/Personal Injury, Shropshire, Salary (DOE) plus extensive benefits. Leading legal firm as recognised by Chambers UK and the Legal 500. Working with a leading team of lawyers who have a strong expertise in a whole range of personal injury and clinical negligence claims, this is a great opportunity to be part of a close and supportive environment utilising and developing your skill set. The firm are open as to whether this person is a Costs Draftsperson or a Costs Lawyer but it is important that candidates have had a proven legal career within costs. To apply or to register your interest, please call Theresa on 0121 454 1004 and quote Job Ref:1455

SENIOR COSTS LAWYER/DRAFTSMAN:

The firm currently have an opportunity for either a Costs Draftsperson or a Costs Lawyer to join the team. The role will involve handling a costs caseload that will include a broad and varied mix of civil and commercial costs recovery work, with the main focus being on costs management work. In addition, you will be required to undertake all work associated with bills of costs and points of dispute. You will be dealing with a substantial client base, including some high value work. You will be required to prepare your own bills and follow the costs process through to detailed assessment where necessary as well as supervise and develop the Costs Team. You will help shape and improve the firms costs offering and practice / client service and will ensure a consistent costs strategy is being utilised by all Fee Earners. The successful applicant will be expected to monitor and manage a panel of external costs lawyers, as well as developing and line managing a costs team. You will have a minimum of six years' experience in a Costs Lawyer role and demonstrable experience of managing a team and developing people along with experience of claimant and defendant costs. Experience of drafting bills of costs and budgets for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases is essential along with cost negotiation and advocacy experience.

HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Theresa at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email theresa.lucas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. eNL is handling a number of Cost vacancies throughout the UK. If you are a Costs Lawyer looking for a move, please call now.


eNL has a number of permanent, locum and consultant vacancies for private practice law firms, the public sector and FTSE in-house organisations, throughout England & Wales. If you are legally qualified or in a legal business support role and considering a career move, do get in touch, or go to https://www.enllegal.co.uk/enl/register-with-us to register your interest. In addition, if you know any legal professionals that may be interested in a new role, remember we do offer up to £500 referral fee bonus (T&C's apply).