Injury Costs & Billing Coordinator

Minster Law Ltd; Durkar; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Minster Law is seeking a Serious Injury Costs Assistant to provide internal administrative and financial support for the Serious Injury Costs team. You will handle case progression, billing processing, and maintain case management data with accuracy.

We value organised, detail-focused individuals who communicate clearly with stakeholders and adapt to changing priorities. Hybrid working in Wakefield is available, with growth opportunities within the department.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administrative/finance roles.
• Excellent MS Word and Excel skills.
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex information in written and numerical form.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to perform at a high level in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to use own initiative to prioritise workloads and deadlines.
• Desirable: experience using Proclaim.
• Desirable: experience in personal injury or costs administration.
• Desirable: understanding of Civil Procedure rules in terms of cost settlement.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with Cost Draftsman to maintain healthy relationships.
• Managing key stakeholders such as file handlers, leadership and finance colleagues.
• Ensuring progression of cases in line with internal SLAs and civil procedure rules.
• Preparing Fast Track and Intermediate Costs Schedules through to conclusion.
• Managing workload effectively through the case management system.
• Making and taking calls to progress cases efficiently.
• Processing damages and costs payments including disbursements and activity.
• Pursue outstanding costs and commence costs enforcement where required.
• Data interrogation, numeracy reconciliation and Microsoft Office usage.
• Comply with SRA Accountancy Rules and internal processes.
• Electronic data input and reconciliation, correspondence processing.
• Assist in internal bill approval and signature processes within timescales.
• Maintain and update the case management system.
• Support the team in reducing the timeline of cases in sales reserve.
• Assist in archiving and closure of cases.

Skills

Administrative experience

Finance experience

MS Word

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Proclaim

Job description

Minster Law is seeking a Serious Injury Costs Assistant to provide internal administrative and financial support for the Serious Injury Costs team. You will handle case progression, billing processing, and maintain case management data with accuracy.

We value organised, detail-focused individuals who communicate clearly with stakeholders and adapt to changing priorities. Hybrid working in Wakefield is available, with growth opportunities within the department.