Role: Legal Cost Drafter (Croydon)
Salary: £20,000- £22,000
Location: Croydon
Hours: 40-hour week
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a successful Law Firm, with a team of 50 staff members, compromising of highly experienced, dedicated solicitors and paralegals. They take pride in their result-orientated approach to ensure that their clients receive the very best and legal advice. The firm provide expertise in areas such as Immigration, Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Housing and Family Law.
Requirements:
Ideal candidate must hold a legal background
Minimum 1 year experience cost drafting
Responsibilities:
Drafting bills/ costs of costs schedules (electronic)
Knowledge of case management systems
Preparing new electronic bills
Preparing Precedent H budgets & Precedent R
Drafting estimates of costs
Dealing with part 8 claims
Preparing N260 costs schedules
Negotiating costs
Preparing points of dispute/replies
Provisional/detailed assessment proceedings
Final costs certificates
Default costs certificates
Complete post Assessment work including agreeing figures and concluding assessment process
Provide costs advice/guidance to fee earners as and when required
Ability to deal with paying party solicitors on a day-to-day basis
If interested, feel free to reach out:
t: 0207 430 2446
e:
[email protected]