Costs Lawyer – Personal Injury

Redkite Solicitors; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm as their first in-house Costs Lawyer in Cardiff. You'll play a pivotal role in managing costs work, improving efficiency, and shaping the costs team. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and innovate in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, and Industrial Disease.
• Ability to shape a new function and provide internal training.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Bills of Costs and manage drafting process.
• Negotiate settlements and conduct assessment hearings.
• Train and mentor internal teams on cost processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Advocacy

Cost Management

Education

ACL-qualified Costs Lawyer

Tools

Costs Software

Case Management Systems

Job description

At Redkite Solicitors, we’re doing things differently—and we want you to help lead the way.

We’re building our first in-house costs team, and we need an experienced, ambitious Costs Lawyer to help us take control of our costs work, improve efficiency, and add real strategic value across the firm. This isn’t just a seat at the table—it’s a chance to help design it.

Based in our Cardiff office, you’ll take a central role in delivering high-quality costs work across the Personal Injury department, with a focus on Clinical Negligence and Industrial Disease. As our first internal Costs Lawyer, you’ll be key to shaping how we bring outsourced work back in-house.

Redkite Solicitors prides itself on being able to offer a broad range of legal services that are able to meet the diverse needs of its clients. Our firm has been providing legal advice to individuals, families and businesses in our communities since 1898 and we are here for our clients every step of the way. We are a forward-looking, ever-expanding firm and are proud to be an employer of choice for around 250 staff members.

What will you be doing?

• Prepare detailed Bills of Costs (including inter partes and Legal Aid) and manage the full drafting process
• Handle Costs Budgets (Precedent H) and budget discussions reports (Precedent R), as well as Precedent S and other forms
• Draft and respond to Points of Dispute and Points of Reply
• Negotiate settlements of costs with third parties, opponents, and costs firms
• Conduct detailed assessment hearings, including preparation of hearing bundles and statements of costs
• Advise fee earners and partners on costs strategy, budgeting, and cost recovery best practices
• Ensure compliance with CPR, case law, and cost management protocols
• Train and mentor internal teams, helping raise awareness and understanding of cost processes
• Implement and manage costs-related software, ensuring efficiency and consistency
• Support the growth of the costs team, contributing to planning, recruitment, and future direction
• Produce regular reports and analysis for senior stakeholders on costs performance and savings

Who we’re looking for:

• ACL-qualified Costs Lawyer with a strong PI, CN, and Industrial Disease background
• Excellent technical skills in costs drafting, budgeting, negotiation, and advocacy
• Strong understanding of legal costing tools, CPR rules, and latest case law
• Confidence in providing internal training and guidance to fee earners
• Familiarity with leading costs software and case management systems
• Self-starter attitude with the ability to shape a new function
• Bonus: Experience in costs for other areas such as COP, Family, or Litigation

What is in it for you?

We’re committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing legal team. You’ll be joining colleagues who are not only legally excellent but also commercially astute and down-to-earth. We value trust, boldness, excellence and teamwork — and we want you to thrive as part of that.

At Redkite, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond to ensure all employees can thrive. We believe that diversity strengthens our team and helps us better serve our clients.