Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsperson

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsperson to join their boutique legal costs consultancy. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-value cases for top-tier clients, focusing on drafting, advising, and negotiating costs settlements. With a commitment to professional development and flexible working hours, this position is ideal for a driven individual with a strong grasp of costs law. If you have at least 18 months of relevant experience and are passionate about delivering quality service, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months' drafting experience required.
• Commitment to providing a good standard of service.

Responsibilities

• Drafting Bills of Costs, Points of Dispute, and Costs Budgets.
• Advising clients on costs issues and negotiating settlements.

Skills

Drafting Bills of Costs

Negotiating costs settlements

Advising clients on costs issues

Strong grasp of costs law

Good standard of written English

Education

Costs Lawyer qualification

Other legal qualification

Job description

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Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsperson, England

Client:

Whittakers Legal Costs

Location:

England, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Are you looking for your next step in costs? We are offering interesting, high-value work on behalf of top-tier clients. Minimum 18 months' drafting experience required.

Whittakers is a boutique legal costs consultancy dealing with a diverse portfolio of costs work, including commercial, human rights, and clinical negligence matters. We work with top solicitors across the country, providing quality drafting, advice, and advocacy.

The ideal candidate will be driven, sharp, and results-focused:

The Role

• Drafting Bills of Costs, Points of Dispute, Replies, and Costs Budgets;
• Advising clients on costs issues;
• Negotiating costs settlements.

What We Offer

• Varied and interesting work;
• Commitment to your professional development;
• Flexible working: 40 hours a week with core hours of 10am-4pm.

What You Will Offer

• 18 months or more of experience drafting Bills of Costs;
• Drive;
• Good standard of written English;
• Strong grasp of costs law and procedure;
• Commitment to providing a good standard of service to our clients and to achieving turnaround and billing targets;
• Costs Lawyer qualification or other legal qualification beneficial but not essential.

If the above sounds like you, we look forward to reading your application. If you have spotted a typo in the above, please mention it in your covering letter.