To provide costs advice to client, and to negotiate costs on a variety of matters delivering savings for our clients.
To review, assess and negotiate settlement of costs matters and deal with all procedural aspects and pleadings until settlement or assessment of costs within our dedicated Clinical Negligence Costs Team.
Responsible for management of own caseload using in-house case management system including timely and accurate maintenance of the system along with billing and management information - ensuring completeness of records to aid business decision making.
To deal with and negotiate costs on a range of matters primarily for commercial litigation cases both defending and recoveries.
It is important that the job holder has a basic foundation of Costs law knowledge, and has the ability to review files, therefore full support will be given to formulate initial costs strategy, provide comprehensive advice to clients, commence early telephone negotiations with other side and liaise, as required, with Insurers throughout the life of the file.
This is an opportunity to grow into a varied costs role, handling all aspects of costs work under the supervision, training and guidance of a Lead Costs Lawyer.