Junior Legal Costs Negotiator - Settlement & Negotiation

Keoghs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year (plus buy/s—3

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare – online GP and wellbeing

Death In Service

Pension Contribution 5%/3%

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Volunteering Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tech Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Gym Flex

Discounts at Merlin attractions

Discounts at local retailers

Job summary

Keoghs seeks a Junior Costs Negotiator to manage a caseload focused on settlement of costs for MOD disease claims in the Birmingham area. You will review cases, set initial cost strategies, and begin early negotiations with opponents while updating clients on progress.

The role requires strong telephone negotiation, written communication, and a proactive approach. Full training and career progression support is provided within the Costs team.

Qualifications

• Experience in junior costs negotiations or cost claims process
• Knowledge of Detailed Assessment process and CPR costs provisions
• Strong telephone negotiation and client communication skills
• Ability to plan workloads and stay calm under pressure
• Proficient IT skills in Microsoft packages

Responsibilities

• Proactively reviewing cases to formulate an initial costs strategy and settlement parameters
• Preparing points of dispute and considering replies
• Identifying and documenting strengths and weaknesses of own case and opponent’s costs claimed
• Using the telephone to discuss; put forward meritorious arguments; and negotiate settlement of costs
• Updating reports to clients of progress made in resolving costs claimed
• Dealing with correspondence and telephone calls received within SLAs
• Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with client requirements
• Settlement of costs within agreed negotiation parameters
• Instructing counsel and attending conferences; detailed assessment hearings; and mediations, remotely and in person.
• Attending court for application hearings; detailed assessment hearings and mediations remotely and in person to conduct own advocacy
• Delivery of agreed performance targets; Keoghs quality standards; and client’s SLAs, KPIs and MI requirements
• Delegate assigned tasks to a Paralegal and be fully engaged in their development in terms of technical ability and achievement of objectives
• To ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Skills

Negotiation skills

Costs knowledge

Client liaison

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

Degree/LPC/ALCD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Keoghs seeks a Junior Costs Negotiator to manage a caseload focused on settlement of costs for MOD disease claims in the Birmingham area. You will review cases, set initial cost strategies, and begin early negotiations with opponents while updating clients on progress.

The role requires strong telephone negotiation, written communication, and a proactive approach. Full training and career progression support is provided within the Costs team.