Cost Draftsperson

Fletchers Solicitors; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic law firm is seeking an experienced individual to prepare detailed bills of costs, manage workloads, and ensure exceptional client service. Ideal candidates will possess substantial experience in drafting costs documents and have strong organisational, communication, and IT skills. This role offers a supportive workplace culture, opportunities for career development, and a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Life Assurance Policy

Medicash policy

Enhanced family leave policies

Agile working environment

Calendar of company social events

Monthly voucher awards

Qualifications

• Proven experience of drafting bills of costs and costs budgets.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of detailed bills of costs and costs schedules.
• Review opponent's points of dispute and prepare replies.
• Management of daily workloads and meeting service level agreements.
• Ensuring client updates on matters and maintaining relationships.

Skills

Drafting bills of costs

Proclaim experience

Cost Master experience

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Customer service skills

General IT skills

Time management

Ability to use initiative

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Meeting deadlines

Job description

Responsibilities

• Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates.
• Review of opponent's points of dispute and preparation of replies.
• Preparation of costs budgets.
• Reviewing opponents' costs budgets, preparing BDR's, Precedent T's and entering into negotiations.
• Potential to attend CCMC hearings.
• Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
• Management of daily workloads as well as achieving service level agreements.
• Be able to work to deadlines and prioritise matters to ensure targets are delivered.
• Ensuring that the Client is regularly updated as to the current situation on matters.
• Ensuring that care is taken to ensure good working relationships with internal colleagues.
• Being responsible for maximising the firm's profitability whilst maintaining the highest Client care standard.
• Adhering to the firm's policies.
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of drafting bills of costs and costs budgets
• Experience of Proclaim
• Experience of Cost Master
• Organisational, planning and communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good general IT skills
• Time management
• Ability to use initiative
• Working effectively within a team.
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines

About Fletchers

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we've evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation. We work across England, with offices currently in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices. We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector. Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry - because we understand that balance drives performance. At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive. Whether you're starting your career or aiming for leadership, you'll find a clear path to progress and development here - from apprenticeships and professional qualifications to senior roles and Partnership. We seek out a broad range of challenging, high-quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don't just talk about development - we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time. We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long-term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise and reward high performance. Join us and be part of a law firm that's not only growing, but redefining what it means to work in legal services. Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We're committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We're proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.

Benefits

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days' holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some Dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
• Monthly voucher awards