Fixed Cost Negotiator

Bond Turner; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Birthday day off

Income protection

Critical illness cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite classes and wellbeing

Discounted onsite Restaurant

Secure bike storage

Job summary

Bond Turner in Liverpool is recruiting a Fixed Costs Negotiator to join our Liverpool office. You will be responsible for negotiating costs on a variety of files, working closely with colleagues to ensure timely and commercially effective resolutions across predominantly RTA matters.

If you have drive and ambition, we would love to hear from you as part of a supportive legal environment. We offer a professional office, career development and a range of benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience as Costs Negotiator or fixed costs‑focused role (2 years desirable but open to circa 12 months).
• Strong understanding of CPR, fixed costs tables, costs rules, case law and relevant legislation.
• Excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating costs on a wide range of files, ensuring best possible settlements for clients.
• Assessing reasonableness and recoverability of costs per CPR and case law.
• Providing dedicated costs support to colleagues across the department and wider business.
• Working with the team and Department Manager to ensure negotiation targets are achieved.
• Managing your own caseload efficiently, meeting deadlines and service expectations.
• Maintaining awareness of claim lifecycles and adapting negotiation strategy accordingly.
• Contributing to departmental processes and best practices.
• Demonstrating initiative, strong analytical skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Understanding legal processes, costs principles and internal case management systems.

Skills

Costs negotiation

CPR knowledge

Legal terminology

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Fixed Costs Negotiator to join our Liverpool office. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for clients, delivering excellent service, and progressing their career within a supportive legal environment.

You will be responsible for negotiating costs on a variety of files, working closely with colleagues to ensure accurate, timely and commercially effective resolutions. This role involves managing your own caseload, engaging with opponents, and ensuring that cost negotiations are handled efficiently and strategically across predominantly RTA matters (Fast track, Intermediate Track & MOJ).

If you have drive, determination and ambition, and you’re looking for a stimulating and rewarding career, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities include:

• Negotiating costs on a wide range of files, ensuring the best possible settlement for clients
• Assessing the reasonableness and recoverability of costs in line with CPR and case law
• Providing dedicated costs support to colleagues across the department and wider business
• Working closely with the team and Department Manager to ensure negotiation targets are achieved
• Managing your own caseload efficiently, ensuring deadlines and service expectations are met Maintaining awareness of claim lifecycles and adapting negotiation strategy accordingly
• Contributing to departmental processes and best practices
• Demonstrating initiative, strong analytical skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Understanding legal processes, costs principles and internal case management systems
• Being proactive, enthusiastic and adaptable within a fast‑paced environment

About You:

• Experience as a Costs Negotiator or in a similar fixed costs‑focused role (2 years desirable but open to circa 12 months)
• Strong understanding of the CPR, fixed costs tables, costs rules, case law and relevant legislation
• Excellent communication, organisation and analytical skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience using Proclaim or similar case management systems (desirable)
• Tenacity, professionalism and the ability to build constructive working relationships

We’re a collaboration of companies established in 2006 working towards and guaranteeing the same goal. Our mission: We are driven to succeed. Our purpose is to help people move on in their lives through supporting our clients, our communities and each other.

• We support
• We succeed

We offer a clean professional office working environment with fantastic facilities in the heart of Liverpool City Centre which has great travel links.

23 days holiday + your Birthday off + plus 8 bank holidays.

Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service cover

Employee Assistant Programme.

Free onsite weekly classes and well-being programmes.

Discounted onsite Restaurant, Coffee Shop / Café.

Secure bike storage.

The opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with a wonderful Law firm.