Costs Litigation Assistant

Express Solicitors; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Wythenshawe is seeking a highly motivated Costs Litigation Assistant to join their team. This full-time position offers an annual salary of £27,000 plus commission. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Finance, Economics, or Business, and excellent communication skills. Full training is provided, alongside career progression routes including opportunities to become a Trainee Costs Draftsperson or Solicitor. Join a supportive team with a great working atmosphere and various social activities.

Benefits

Hybrid Working after probation

23 Days Holiday, rising to 26

Private medical insurance

24/7 onsite Gym

Active social committee

Qualifications

• Must have a degree such as Finance, Economics, Business.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
• Highly motivated individual, able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare costs schedules for trial.
• Assist in the preparation of cost budgets.
• Liaise with service providers to ascertain final fees.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to assess and analyse numerical information

Self-motivated

Familiarity with Microsoft Office packages

Education

Degree in Finance, Economics, Business or similar degree

GCSE Maths & English at C grade or above

Job description

Job Title: Costs Litigation Assistant

Location: Sharston, M22 4SN

Salary: We offer a Salary of £27,000 per annum, as well as a monthly commission of £200 if targets are achieved.

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Start Date: Monday 19th January 2026

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About The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our legal team as a Costs Litigation Assistant. Don't worry you don't need to have experience in law! We believe that your degree experience will give you a great foundation to build on.

We provide full training on all aspects of the role. You will have a work Buddy and work closely with your Line Manager.

You will get involved in

• Preparation of costs schedules for trial.
• Counting and drafting breakdowns of costs at case conclusion, to assist with recovery of costs from between the parties to litigation and to assist with calculating client charges.
• Liaising with service providers to our clients such as barristers to ascertain final fees and fee estimates.
• Preparation of risk assessments.
• Making telephone calls to progress cases in terms of costs negotiations and payments on account of cost.
• Assisting with the preparation of cost budgets.
• Reviewing the work done for the client and preparing chronologies and descriptions of the steps taken.

We offer a Salary of £27,000 per annum, as well as a monthly commission of £200 if targets are achieved.

We have a cohort of Costs Litigation Assistants starting on Monday 19th January 2026. If you are available to start full time from then, we would love to hear from you.

We set you up to succeed

We provide full training through our Costs Training Programme on all aspects of the role. A Costs Litigation Assistant works with the costs team and solicitors to manage the financial side of legal cases. This includes preparing, checking and negotiating costs, bills and schedules (which are lists of expenses). They also help make sure the firm recovers the money it's owed.

Training will be given in new starter groups and one to one at your desk (both in person and over MS Teams).

We are committed to providing our employees with the guidance and resources they need to succeed in their roles and advance their careers.

We deliver on progression

This role has great career progression routes such as

• Trainee Costs Draftsperson: A tailored in-house training programme rotating throughout the three different costs roles (file handling, technical bill drafting and budgeting)
• Trainee ACL lawyer, which is a formal qualification from the Association of Cost Lawyers for those who haven't completed a law degree.
• Solicitors Training Contract to qualify as a Solicitor for those who have completed a law degree.

What are we looking for?

• A degree such as Finance, Economics, Business or other similar degree.
• GCSE Maths & English at C grade or above.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to produce work that is highly accurate with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to assess and analyse both numerical and written information.
• Be highly motivated, with the ability to work under pressure.
• The ability to work under your own initiative.
• Have a working knowledge of IT systems like Microsoft Office packages.

About us

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, we serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 64 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 8,000 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.

We work hard and play hard

Law has always been seen as a challenging profession. Express Solicitors expect you to work hard for our clients. But we also love to have fun, with regular department socials, yearly Christmas parties (paid for by the business) and every other year a Summer social at the CEO's house paid for by James, himself.

We also have lots of other regular activities, with weekly football and netball games, a running club and a board game night.

Benefits

• Hybrid Working - 4 / 1 hybrid working pattern after probation.
• 23 Days Holiday - Rising to 26 days, plus bank / public holidays.
• Extra Holidays - 3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.
• Looking After Your Health - Private medical insurance available after 2 years' service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Looking After Your Well-being - 24 / 7 onsite Gym, Netball / Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.
• Work Life / Balance - Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Finance Graduate, Business Graduate, Economics Graduate, Cost Litigation Executive, Cost Litigation Administrator, Legal Administrators, Legal Assistant, Legal Cost Analysis may also be considered for this role.