Costs Lawyer

Fieldfisher China; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Costs Lawyer to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role offers the chance to work on high-value personal injury and clinical negligence cases, providing a supportive environment for professional development. You will engage in preparing bills of costs, managing negotiations, and mentoring junior staff. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits, this position is ideal for someone looking to advance their career in a collaborative and inclusive setting. Join a firm that values diversity and encourages individuality while offering excellent opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Flexi-Gym Discounts

Season Ticket Loans

Bike-to-Work Loans

Generous Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Significant experience in high value personal injury and clinical negligence cases.
• Ability to prepare inter parties bills and manage costs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bills of costs and breakdowns for negotiation.
• Assist in costs management and deliver training to team members.

Skills

Personal Injury Law

Clinical Negligence

Cost Management

Negotiation Skills

Advocacy

Education

Law Degree

Tools

Costing Software

Job description

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Salary Competitve

Location Manchester

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 13 days at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

What can you expect?

The Costs team is made up of one Partner and a number of Associates, Senior Associates and Costs Lawyers. Emma-Kate Hargreave who heads up this team is a Costs Lawyer working on contentious matters covering a variety of practice areas including Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Technology, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Public Regulatory and Property Litigation.

On offer is a competitive salary package, a supportive leadership team and real prospects for development.

This role is aimed at somebody who has significant experience dealing with high value and complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases.

Responsibilities

• Preparing inter parties bills of costs – traditional and electronic format
• Preparing breakdowns for negotiation
• Preparing Prededent H costs budgets and dealing with costs management process including Precedent R discussion reports and Precedent T revisions.
• Preparing estimates in support of Allocation and Pre-Trial questionnaires
• Risk assessessing and preparing Points in Reply
• Preparing N260 forms (Statement of Costs)
• Assisting Head of Costs with day to day activities and tasks as required
• Working with other Cost Lawyers, Cost Draftsman and Fee Earners internally
• Up to date with relevant case law and rules and provide supervisory assistance
• Deliver training to the Costs and PIMN team
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested
  
  

Experience And Knowledge

• A foundation of work experience within PIMN costs specifically
• Advocacy experience preferable, but not essential
• Ability to carry out training, articles and blogs
• Proof of building and maintaining releationships and working to deadlines
• Proficient with costing software and good organisational skills, working on multiple matters at any one time
• Support and development of junior members of the team
  
  

Inclusiveness and Diversity

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.

Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

For accessibility information on our Manchester offices, please visit our website:

https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/locations/united-kingdom/contact-us/offices/accessing-fieldfisher-manchester

What can we offer you?

Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans and much more.

Fieldfisher Manchester is based in one of the city's most vibrant destinations. We are based in the ultra-modern No.1 Spinningfields, a thriving hub for work, rest and recreation surrounded by restaurants and cafés. We are based on the 17th floor, so if you're inspired by fantastic skyline views and a bright, contemporary workspace then we will not disappoint. Offering excellent commuter links with easy access to railway, Metrolink and bus services, open plan workspaces that encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking, bike storage, shower facilities and much more.

We have diverse teams made up of our Partners, Lawyers and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas.

We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!

Culture & personal development

We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.

We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

How To Apply

Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application.

Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

The Firm

Fieldfisher is Times Top 20 Law Firm, a highly commended firm in the European Financial Times Innovative Lawyers rankings and is repeatedly nominated for awards in areas including dispute resolution, M&A and IP. Many of our lawyers are recognised by legal directories as leading professionals in their areas of specialism and we are top two-ranked in a number of our key practice areas.

Our network spans over 1,800 people across 26 international offices in 12 countries.

We operate across our offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beijing, Belfast (2), Berlin, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Turin, Venice, Vienna and Silicon Valley.

Fieldfisher aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Health insurance

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Season ticket loans

Bike to work loans

Testimonials

"It is great being in a firm which "gets" cross-office working – to feel properly part of a national team and to work with colleagues in other specialisms who are unconstrained by geography."

"I consider Fieldfisher to be a progressive firm with an understanding of social values. I'm pleased that staff is able to have input in the firm's direction and purpose as well as help to shape wider society. I'm encouraged to perform by being able to develop in a natural way, whilst being supported at every step.

Fieldfisher has managed to nurture a really positive and friendly culture. If they have drive and ambition, I would encourage anybody looking for a role here to grab the opportunity."

"Since joining Fieldfisher in 2016, I have progressed from an entry-level secretarial role to an experienced executive assistant. This was made possible by a supportive and inclusive working environment that allows staff to progress at a pace that is best suited to them which in turn makes for well-rounded, home-grown talent.

The firm strikes a great balance between providing the foundations for success and autonomy of your own growth and development. An insight I would give to potential applicants is that Fieldfisher offers the opportunity for a career and a sense of belonging to a community and not just a job."

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