Senior Costs Lawyer - Strategy, Negotiation & Advocacy

Mills & Reeve; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Mills & Reeve is looking for a Costs Lawyer, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join the Costs Team across our Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham offices. You will advise colleagues and clients on a wide range of costs matters, manage budgets and bills, and support on strategic costs issues throughout the lifecycle of matters.

You will handle negotiations, contribute to training, and have opportunities to participate in advocacy at costs hearings while helping grow the team’s profile and

Qualifications

• Experience in costs litigation and knowledge of costs law and procedure.
• Ability to manage a caseload and provide costs advice to clients and internal lawyers.
• Ability to draft precedents and participate in costs hearings.

Responsibilities

• Drafting costs precedents (Bills of Costs, Precedent A/S, etc.).
• Conducting costs negotiations from inception to Detailed Assessment.
• Providing ongoing costs advice to clients and internal lawyers.

Skills

Costs budgeting

Bills of costs

Costs negotiations

Advocacy

Job description

Mills & Reeve is looking for a Costs Lawyer, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join the Costs Team across our Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham offices. You will advise colleagues and clients on a wide range of costs matters, manage budgets and bills, and support on strategic costs issues throughout the lifecycle of matters.

You will handle negotiations, contribute to training, and have opportunities to participate in advocacy at costs hearings while helping grow the team’s profile and