Costs Drafting Team Lead

Fletchers Solicitors; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hours week

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance Policy

Medicash policy

Company sick pay

Flexible working

Social events

Monthly vouchers

Supportive culture

Training and development

Job summary

Fletchers Solicitors is seeking an experienced Drafting Team Leader to manage the Costs Department, lead the team and ensure high-quality costs drafting services. The role reports to the Head of Costs Litigation and focuses on performance, profitability and client care in a flexible hybrid environment.

The successful candidate will combine costs drafting expertise with strong leadership, organisational and mentoring skills to drive performance while maintaining excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Costs Lawyer or Solicitor qualification.
• Experience of management of people.
• Proven experience of drafting bills of costs.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leading the team to maximise its objectives and deliver excellent standards of performance.
• Allocating cases appropriately within the team
• Ensuring MI is up to date and accurate
• Liaising with fee earners regarding any questions/queries
• Conduct annual PDMRs
• Conduct monthly one to one meetings
• Monitoring chargeability
• Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates.
• Review of opponent’s points of dispute and preparation of replies.
• Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
• Monitor daily workloads, as well as ensuring team achieve their 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 firms profitability whilst maintaining the highest Client care standard.
• Mentoring, developing and identifying knowledge gaps of team members
• Support the Head of Department with any other duties as required
• Attending team meetings with fellow team leaders/HODs/Director
• Maintain a case load
• Adhering to the firm’s policies
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the business

Skills

Team leadership

Drafting costs

Organisational skills

Customer service

IT skills

Time management

Initiative

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Costs Lawyer or Solicitor qualification

Tools

Proclaim

Cost Master

Job description

Fletchers Solicitors is seeking an experienced Drafting Team Leader to manage the Costs Department, lead the team and ensure high-quality costs drafting services. The role reports to the Head of Costs Litigation and focuses on performance, profitability and client care in a flexible hybrid environment.

The successful candidate will combine costs drafting expertise with strong leadership, organisational and mentoring skills to drive performance while maintaining excellent client service.