Costs Draftsperson

AXA UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm seeks a Costs Draftsperson for its Sheffield office. The role involves working with a dynamic team to provide expert costs advice on various claims. Ideal candidates will have over three years of experience and strong drafting skills. Join a firm that values diversity and professional growth, offering comprehensive development resources.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in costs work in a claimant/defendant environment.
• Experience of drafting Points of Dispute and Replies.
• Legal experience in costs management.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating Precedent H budgets.
• Managing a varied caseload of costs-related matters.
• Providing comprehensive costs advice.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

Costsmaster software

Job description

Kennedys is currently seeking a Costs Draftsperson to join their Costs team at the Sheffield office. This role involves working with a dynamic team in a supportive and professional environment.

Team

Kennedys' Sheffield Liability Team collaborates with insurers, self-insured corporates, and local authorities to handle a diverse range of claims. Their expertise spans from simple to complex injury cases, property damage, and various types of quantum loss claims. The team also provides comprehensive advice on motor liability matters, including road traffic incidents, disease-related issues, contract and indemnity disputes, and product liability across all sectors.

Their extensive experience ensures that clients receive tailored solutions and expert guidance, whether dealing with straightforward claims or navigating intricate legal challenges. The team's commitment to excellence and client-focused approach makes them a trusted partner in managing liability matters effectively and efficiently.

Clients

• The team acts for a wide variety of clients ranging from large insurers to local authorities and large corporate self-insured.

Cases

• The team acts for the liability and insurance division providing costs advice on negotiating and recovery of personal injury and general costs insurance matters.

Required experience

• 3+ years' experience in costs work gained in a claimant or defendant environment
• Experience of drafting Points of Dispute and Replies
• Experience of drafting and negotiating Precedent H budgets
• Experience of drafting electronic bills of costs and using Costsmaster software
• A good attention to detail and the ability to deal with a varied caseload
• Legal experience gained within either a claimant or defendant environment
• Previous client contact
• Excellent communication and organisation skills

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Ourvaluesare at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles.A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebratediversity,empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority.We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work.Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.