Lead Costs Drafting Team - Hybrid

Fletchers Solicitors; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Medicash

Company sick pay

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/IVF

Flexible, agile working

Social events

Monthly vouchers

Supportive culture

Training & development

Job summary

Fletchers Solicitors is seeking an experienced Drafting Team Leader to join the Costs Department. Reporting directly to the Head of Costs Litigation, this is a key leadership role responsible for the day-to-day management of the Drafting Team and for ensuring the consistent delivery of a first‑class costs drafting service across the business.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise in costs drafting with proven leadership and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Costs drafting experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading the team to maximise its objectives and deliver excellent standards of performance.
• Allocating cases appropriately within the team
• Ensuring MI is up to date and accurate
• Liaising with fee earners regarding any questions/queries
• Conduct annual PDMRs
• Conduct monthly one to one meetings
• Monitoring chargeability
• Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates.
• Review of opponent’s points of dispute and preparation of replies.
• Ensuring that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
• Monitor daily workloads, as well as ensuring team achieve their service level agreements.
• Be able to work to deadlines and prioritise matters to ensure targets are delivered.
• Ensuring that the Client is regularly updated as to the current situation on matters.
• Ensuring that care is taken to ensure good working relationships with internal colleagues.
• Being responsible for maximising the firms profitability whilst maintaining the highest Client care standard.
• Mentoring, developing and identifying knowledge gaps of team members
• Support the Head of Department with any other duties as required
• Attending team meetings with fellow team leaders/HODs/Director
• Maintain a case load
• Adhering to the firm’s policies
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the business

Skills

Leadership

Management

Bills of costs

Proclaim

Cost Master

Time management

Attention to detail

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Costs Lawyer or Solicitor qualification

Tools

Proclaim

Cost Master

Job description

Fletchers Solicitors is seeking an experienced Drafting Team Leader to join the Costs Department. Reporting directly to the Head of Costs Litigation, this is a key leadership role responsible for the day-to-day management of the Drafting Team and for ensuring the consistent delivery of a first‑class costs drafting service across the business.

The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise in costs drafting with proven leadership and organisational skills.