Current Vacancies

Law Costs Draftsperson
Location: Sheffield
Salary Indicator: £25,000 - £40,000

This is a brilliant opportunity tot join a leading firm who currently have opportunities for Law Costs Draftspersons to join their Costs Management team in Sheffield

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will deal with solicitors' files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts.
You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy.
Preparation of Bills of Costs
Preparation of Points of Dispute and replies
Attending assessment hearings
Mediating settlements
Preparing Conditional Fee Agreements

Skills:

Experience of preparing bills of costs, points of dispute, replies on both contentious and non-contentious cases
Proven negotiation skills
Experience of attending court
The ability to work as part of a team
Good IT and communication skills
A member of the Association of Law Cost Draftsmen would be preferable

Law Costs Draftsperson
Location: Birmingham
Salary Indicator: £25,000 - £40,000

This is a brilliant opportunity tot join a leading firm who currently have opportunities for Law Costs Draftspersons to join their Costs Management team in Sheffield

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will deal with solicitors' files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts.
You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy.
Preparation of Bills of Costs
Preparation of Points of Dispute and replies
Attending assessment hearings
Mediating settlements
Preparing Conditional Fee Agreements

Skills:

Experience of preparing bills of costs, points of dispute, replies on both contentious and non-contentious cases
Proven negotiation skills
Experience of attending court
The ability to work as part of a team
Good IT and communication skills
A member of the Association of Law Cost Draftsmen would be preferable

Legal Costs Negotiator
Location: Southampton
Salary: £20k - £25k

Our client is seeking a Legal Costs Negotiator to join their Insurance Department's Costs Team, working on behalf of major insurers, dealing with pre-litigation and post litigation claims for costs.

Experience of costs claims is essential. The successful applicant will have solid experience gained from working either within an in-house environment or in the costs team of a Legal firm, with a particular expertise in relation to personal injury matters.

It is also considered important that candidates have the willingness and ability to provide advice and assistance to the department's Insurer clients on issues outlined by statue, case law and protocols. The candidate must be able to demonstrate relevant experience, good technical and drafting skills, a sound knowledge of the CPR and all relevant case law.

In a busy and demanding environment you will be expected to work in a clear and concise manner, exhibiting excellent negotiation skills and the ability to draft correspondence, legal argument, Points of Dispute and instructions to Counsel. You may also attend/assist with Detailed Assessment Hearings.

Law Costs Draftsman
Salary: £30,000
Location: Birmingham

We have opportunities for Law Costs Draftsman to join our Costs Management team. You will deal with solicitors’ files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts. You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy.

Applicants should be committed and hard working individuals who enjoy operating in a pressurised and highly motivated team environment. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative with the minimum of supervision.

You will have a flexible approach making you able to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and priorities. For this you will need to be organised and able to communicate clearly with people at all levels.

Ideally you will be educated to degree standard and possess experience working either in house or for an external supplier of costs drafting services. You will either be fully or part qualified

Law Costs Draftsperson
Salary: £30,000
Location: Manchester

Ou cliebnt is currently looking for a Law Costs Draftsman to join their Costs Management team. You will deal with solicitors files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts. You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy.

Applicants should be committed and hard working individuals who enjoy operating in a pressurised and highly motivated team environment. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative with the minimum of supervision.

You will have a flexible approach making you able to respond to rapid changes in working schedules and priorities. For this you will need to be organised and able to communicate clearly with people at all levels.

Law Costs Draftsperson
Location: Sheffield
Salary Indicator: £25,000 - £40,000

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a leading firm who currently have opportunities for Law Costs Draftspersons to join their Costs Management team in Sheffield

Duties and Responsibilities:

You will deal with solicitors' files across a range of disciplines and prepare costs claims for submission to opposing solicitors or the courts.
You may be required to undertake negotiations and possibly have some involvement with advocacy.
Preparation of Bills of Costs
Preparation of Points of Dispute and replies
Attending assessment hearings
Mediating settlements
Preparing Conditional Fee Agreements

Skills:

Experience of preparing bills of costs, points of dispute, replies on both contentious and non-contentious cases
Proven negotiation skills
Experience of attending court
The ability to work as part of a team
Good IT and communication skills
A member of the Association of Law Cost Draftsmen would be preferable

Legal Cashier
Location: Bristol
Salary: £15,000 - £17,000

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a leading organisation and provide ongoing support and assistance to their fee earning staff in respect of all aspects of financial administration

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ability to travel to work at various offices, as and when require, this will usually be with sufficient warning, but on occasions may be at short notice
Will occasionally be required to work alone, although support from the Finance in Bristol is always available
The specific tasks and duties undertaken at each office will vary, although always cashiering-based.
Accounts work includes, cheques; paying-in; electronic payments; transfers between ledger accounts; interest calculations
Transfer of funds from and to Client Deposit Accounts
Checking and authorisation of electronic payments e.g. CHAPS, BACS, inter-account, international payments
Quarterly posting of deposit account interest
Cancellation on request of out-of-date cheques
Daily checking of reports to ensure SAR compliance
Point of liaison with the bank regarding queries
Dealing with daily internal customer queries by e-mail and/or telephone
Filing on a timely basis

Skills:

Cashiering experience
Accounts Experience
Computer literate
Good communication skills, particularly telephone skills
Strong attention to detail
Accurate number keying-skills
Good team player

Senior Claims Handler
Location: Bristol
Salary: £21,000 - £23,000 + Benefits

An internationally recognised Legal Expenses Insurer is looking to take on a Senior Claims handler to help deal with the increase in workload. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload full cycle with a financial authority to authorise payments without supervision.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for handling claims made on legal expenses insurance policies that the Company administers including assessing cover and making payments.
Assessing cover on new claims and dealing with them accordingly
Negotiating with solicitors over their rates and subsequent accounts received
Making appropriate payments to service providers
Handling any complaints that arise under BTE or ATE policies

Skills:

Grade C or above in English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent
Good Communication and Negotiation skills
Excellent Organisation skills and Computer Literate
Previous experience handling Legal Expenses or Personal Injury claims

Customer Litigation Executive
Location: Luton
Salary: £20,000 - £24,000

We have an excellent opportunity for a Personal Injury Negotiator to join an In-house Insurance team for a leading travel provider. The successful candidate will deal with all customer litigation including, but not limited to, "fast-track" and "small claims", injury and quality claims, with the aim of minimising expense and loss whilst providing an excellent service.

You will have experience of handling a variety of litigated contractual breach and fast track personal injury claims, so as to minimise associated exposure and loss while providing excellent service to internal and external customers

Responsibilities:

To engage with your colleagues and managers to ensure that the office remains a vibrant and pleasurable environment in which to work
Be pro-active about your own development engaging into any training process provided
Ensuring that you are always fully up to date with current court process and the Civil Procedure Rules
Liaise with a range of both internal and external customer issues in an effective, calm and diplomatic manner
Dealing fairly and transparently with, and communicating in clear and concise language to, litigants in person and solicitors
Manage a Caseload of litigated fast track personal injury claims; assessing quantum, gathering evidence in support of the defence, complying with all court orders, instructing Counsel to present the case on behalf of the company
Dealing with litigated contractual breach claims; investigating the allegations and assessing the liability of the company arising from the claim; negotiating settlement where commercially beneficial; entering a defence to the claim; gathering evidence for presentation at court or within the arbitration proceedings; complying with all court orders.
Providing pre-litigation advice to other members of the Consumer Legal Services team on the prospects of successfully defending a claim should the matter proceed to trial

Skills:

Ability to use initiative and take full ownership of decisions on quantum and liability.
Ability to use a range of systems including case management software
Good business letter writing skills
Ability to understand and apply statute and case law
Experience of handling small claims or fast track litigation
Experience of Personal Injury within a Working environment

Customer Litigation Team Manager
Location: Luton
Salary: £25,000 - £32,000

A Litigation Manager is required by a market leading Travel company, to handle a caseload of Injury claims and Manage a team of PI executives with the aim of minimising expense and loss whilst providing an excellent service.

Responsibilities:

To maintain a good knowledge of the law and process relating to fast-track and small claims track litigation and in the field of travel law generally.
Maintaining a workload of claims including, but not limited to, fast-track personal injury claims
Draft extensive court documents and statements during the process of dealing with Consumer Litigation
Motivate and inspire your team to promote a passion for litigation, travel related law and legal procedure.

Skills:

Extensive experience in handling small claims and fast-track litigation
Ability to use a range of systems including case management software, or ability to learn and adapt to new systems quickly
Ability to understand and apply statute and case law
Legal qualification (F.I.L.E.X or similar) would be advantageous
Good business letter writing and drafting skills