Costs Lawyer - Complex Litigation & Cost Management

HF LIMITED t/a HF; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Life Insurance & Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme & Dental

Pension Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adop…

Hybrid & Flexible Working Options

Discounted Gym Membership

Flu & Eyecare Vouchers

Job summary

HF LIMITED, trading as HF, seeks a Costs Lawyer/Solicitor to manage high-value costs matters arising from substantive litigation. You will draft bills, points of dispute, and schedules while shaping negotiation strategies and providing commercial advice on costs and recoverability.

You will work with clients, substantive lawyers, counsel and experts, handling detailed assessment proceedings and advocacy as needed. A collaborative, results-driven environment with hybrid working options is offered.

Qualifications

• Substantive experience of costs litigation, costs management, detailed assessment or a closely related specialist practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex and high-value costs matters with autonomy and supervision.
• Analyse underlying litigation, history, evidence and costs documentation to identify issues.
• Draft and consider bills of costs, Points of Dispute, Replies, statements of costs and schedules.
• Develop strategies for negotiation, costs management, assessment and settlement.
• Advise clients and substantive lawyers on costs risk, proportionality and recoverability.

Skills

Costs litigation

Drafting skills

Negotiation

Time management

Client communication

Strategic input

Education

Qualified Costs Lawyer / Solicitor

Job description

HF LIMITED, trading as HF, seeks a Costs Lawyer/Solicitor to manage high-value costs matters arising from substantive litigation. You will draft bills, points of dispute, and schedules while shaping negotiation strategies and providing commercial advice on costs and recoverability.

You will work with clients, substantive lawyers, counsel and experts, handling detailed assessment proceedings and advocacy as needed. A collaborative, results-driven environment with hybrid working options is offered.