Costs Lawyer

Costs Lawyer-Manchester We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Costs Lawyer to join a leading firm based in central Manchester. The Costs team is made up of one Partner and a number of Associates, Senior Associates and Costs Lawyers. The team work on contentious matters covering a variety of practice areas including Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Technology, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Public Regulatory and Property Litigation. On offer is a competitive salary package, a supportive leadership team and real prospects for development. This role is aimed at somebody who has significant experience dealing with high value and complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases. Responsibilities: Preparing inter parties bills of costs - traditional and electronic format Preparing breakdowns for negotiation Preparing Prededent H costs budgets and dealing with costs management process including Precedent R discussion reports and Precedent T revisions. Preparing estimates in support of Allocation and Pre-Trial questionnaires Risk assessessing and preparing Points in Reply Preparing N260 forms (Statement of Costs) Assisting Head of Costs with day to day activities and tasks as required Working with other Cost Lawyers, Cost Draftsman and Fee Earners internally Up to date with relevant case law and rules and provide supervisory assistance Deliver training to the Costs and PIMN team Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested Experience and Knowledge: A foundation of work experience within PIMN costs specifically Advocacy experience preferable, but not essential Ability to carry out training, articles and blogs Proof of building and maintaining relationships and working to deadlines Proficient with costing software and good organisational skills, working on multiple matters at any one time Support and development of junior members of the team The firm offers excellent benefits and annual leave, healthcare and hybrid working. If this is of interest do get in touch, joannamarklove@bcllegal.com