Costs Draftsperson - Costs Health

Hill Dickinson LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave starting at 25 days

Optional private medical insurance

Annual fitness allowance

Flexible pension scheme

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Costs Draftsperson to manage a caseload focused on costs litigation. The role entails handling costs claims, negotiating settlements, and working independently. Ideal candidates should have experience in managing caseloads and knowledge of relevant legislation. Located in Manchester, the firm offers flexible working opportunities alongside a comprehensive benefits package, including annual leave and medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in handling your own caseload is essential.
• Knowledge of the CPR and relevant legislation is important.
• Experience in clinical negligence costs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload including schedules of costs and bills of costs.
• Negotiate costs to settlement and deal with adverse costs claims.
• Work autonomously on files from start to finish.

Skills

Handling own caseload

Drafting points of dispute

IT literate

Excellent communication skills

Organisation skills

Research skills

Ability to work as a team

Ability to work independently

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Job role: Costs Draftsperson. Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week). Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life. Team: Costs Health. Location: Liverpool / Manchester. Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here Are Some Examples Of What We Offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role Overview

Introduction to the role: This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing teams in Hill Dickinson. The Health team have been growing year-on-year with a team of over 150 lawyers and national coverage, we are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.

Introduction To The Team

The Costs Team are built up of experienced costs litigation professionals based nationally. With extensive experience of dealing with high value costs ligation, costs budgeting, appeals, group litigation and technical challenges. Our experienced advocates regularly attend national court hearings across the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of a caseload including schedules of costs, bills of costs and negotiating costs to settlement
• The role involves dealing predominantly with adverse costs claims on multi track matters.
• This role requires a self-starter with the confidence to work autonomously, working on files from start to finish.

What Are We Looking For

Important criteria:

• Experience of handling your own caseload
• Drafting points of dispute
• IT literate, particularly Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of the CPR and legislation
• Excellent communication, organisation and research skills
• Adherence to guidelines and procedures
• Ability to work as a team and independently

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Clinical negligence costs experience

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at [e-mail] should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.