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Costs Negotiator

Employer
G2 Legal Limited
Location
Coventry
Salary
£20000 - £25000 per annum, Benefits: Company Pension Scheme
Closing date
22 Jun 2022
Reference
1279230-1-AC-21

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Job Details

Costs Negotiator 

My client, a highly renowned law firm in Coventry, is now looking to recruit an experienced law costs negotiator to join its growing department. 

Within this costs negotiator role, you will negotiate costs on a range of defendant Personal Injury matters, pursuing the settlement of costs as soon as practically possible. You will be responsible for your own caseload using the firms 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.

Other key duties will include but will not be limited to:
  • Responsible for hitting chargeable hours, as discussed with Team Leader
  • Delegation of tasks where available and appropriate to other members of the team
  • Preparing points of dispute and considering replies
  • Preparing Precedent Hs (Costs budgets) and Precedent R’s (Budget discussion reports)
  • Reviewing files
  • Identifying strengths and weaknesses and preparing a document to reflect this
  • Preparing cost strategy reports
  • Settling costs
  • Dealing with correspondence and telephone calls
  • Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with Client requirements
  • Updating reports
  • Meeting agreed performance targets
  • Providing 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
  • Instructing Counsel or Costs Lawyer to attend Detailed Assessment or alternatively conduct own advocacy
  • Ensuring compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct 2019 
In order to be considered for this costs negotiator role, you must have at least 12 months' experience working in a costs-related role and have excellent communication skills along with experience of preparing points of dispute. 

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Company

Since 1999, we’ve been driven by one core passion – matching talent. We’re proud to be one of the UK’s most established legal recruiters with offices across the country and Sydney, Australia. Our dedicated divisions extend across Patent, Trademark & Intellectual Property, Company Secretarial and International roles.

 

We're proud of the strong relationships we've forged with both clients and candidates over the years. Our team have a deep knowledge of their markets, which translates into an exceptional level of service. Our Trustpilot reviews speak for themselves.

 

We believe in matching the right people with the right businesses, and we're proud to have helped every individual advance their careers through us - from starting out as a newly qualified professional all the way to becoming a Partner.

 

Investing in our own people has been a founding principle and we have an ongoing learning and development program to help our staff grow and achieve their career goals. G2 Legal. We believe in 5 core values that we live by, Integrity, Empathy, Innovation, Collaboration and Passion.

For more information on G2 Legal why not browse our selection of jobs on this website or pay a visit to www.g2legal.com to search all our live positions and to receive career and c.v. advice.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
01273289000
Location
15a Brighton Place
Brighton
East Sussex
bn1 1hj
United Kingdom

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