Cradle To Grave Costs Draftsperson

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/18/2023

Duties

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Costs Draftsperson to join our first class, specialist legal costs team in Manchester. The primary responsibility of the Costs Draftsperson/Lawyer is to play an active part in the provision of an effective costs service to the Serious Injury Practice. The duties will involve working with colleagues, on a combination of the following:

• Drafting Bills of Costs (including Precedent S Electronic Bills), N260’s, Schedules for JSM and Precedent H Cost budgets using costmaster
• Overseeing the Issuing of the Notice of Commencement and associated documents
• Dealing with budget negotiations
• Preparing Precedent R and Precedent T documents
• Providing appropriate technical advice to fee earners
• Negotiating and agreeing costs with paying party solicitors
• Liaising with Fee Earners on the progress of their cases
• Preparing Points of reply
• Preparing matters for provisional assessment/Detailed Assessment
• Ensure financial targets are met
• Managing and supporting the development of team members, promoting continuous learning and improvement of skills as part of normal duties
• Applications will be considered from strong candidates who do not have experience in every area above as we have a comprehensive training programme in place.
  
  

What we offer in return: We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits: Hybrid working – 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)35 hours per week – Monday to Friday25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidaysBuy and sell annual leave up to 5 daysEmployee Referral scheme with payments up to £2000 per referralGroup Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP’s, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much moreEmployee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessionsGroup Income Protection which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of a qualifying illness or injuryHealth and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much moreLife Assurance coverWorkplace pensionBenefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street storesDental InsuranceFree legal help and discounted lawyer led legal services Your Professional Development We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources. Our Values Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values. How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:

• We do what we say we will
• We don’t wait we create
• We own it, we sort it
• We respect and encourage each other
• We make time to live The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews. For further information, please contact steven.baylis@slatergordon.uk Please Note - Vacancies may close prior to the expiry date displayed, subject to volume of applications received.