Hybrid Trainee: Fixed Recoverable Costs Negotiator

Fletchers Solicitors Limited; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Medicash

Sick pay

Parental leave

Flexible working

Social events

Voucher awards

Supportive culture

Training & development

Job summary

Fletchers Solicitors is recruiting a Trainee Fixed Recoverable Costs Negotiator to join our Costs Recovery team. In this hybrid role, you will prepare and draft Fixed Recoverable Costs schedules and Final Statute Bills with accuracy, communicating with clients, insurers, and third parties.

You will support senior colleagues, learn cost calculation practices, and develop expertise in legal costs recovery within a leading law firm renowned for training and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Word, Excel and Proclaim case management.
• Good attention to detail with accurate records.
• Effective written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare schedules of Fixed Recoverable Costs in accordance with current legislation.
• Draft Final Statute Bills and ensure accuracy in cost calculations and presentation.
• Review and check FSBs and FRC schedules prepared by others to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Locate and compile disbursement vouchers to support claimed costs.
• Send prepared cost schedules and FSBs to the paying party and maintain clear communication.
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date records of all prepared FSBs and FRC schedules.
• Proactively chase responses from paying parties regarding submitted schedules.
• Address preliminary issues or queries raised by third parties concerning submitted costs (training provided).
• Monitor cost recovery progress and provide regular updates to the team supervisor/manager.
• Refer complex or unresolved cases to the supervisor for further review or escalation.
• Assist in the drafting of short-form FRC bills of costs as required (training provided).

Skills

Microsoft Word

Excel

Proclaim

Job description

Fletchers Solicitors is recruiting a Trainee Fixed Recoverable Costs Negotiator to join our Costs Recovery team. In this hybrid role, you will prepare and draft Fixed Recoverable Costs schedules and Final Statute Bills with accuracy, communicating with clients, insurers, and third parties.

You will support senior colleagues, learn cost calculation practices, and develop expertise in legal costs recovery within a leading law firm renowned for training and flexible working arrangements.