Costs Litigation Executive

Job Title: Costs Litigation Executive
Location: Manchester M22 
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000
Job Ref: 37026

The Firm
Established in 2000, our client is an award-winning law firm that deals with personal injury and clinical negligence claims. Based in Manchester, they serve clients nationwide and are currently ranked 70 out of more than 10,000 law firms. We have a 5-star rating on Trustpilot from over 6,500 reviews, which coming from our clients means a lot to us. We are proud of the work we do helping injured people, and this is the core of our business.
We are currently looking for a Costs Litigation Executive to join our established costs department of 40 plus.
The position will involve handling a fixed costs caseload reviewing inter partes disputes, developing persuasive arguments making offers, negotiating settlement and preparing cases for summary and detailed assessment.

The role involves:
Reporting to supervisor in weekly review meetings
Working to a caseload, WIP and fee targets
Reviewing and negotiating fixed costs cases
Drafting letters, Costs Schedules, Part 23 Applications and Part 8 Proceedings
Skeleton arguments and written submissions. Liaising with fee earners and management
Providing assistance to other team members as and when required.Responsibilities
Progressive Management a caseload
Securing payments on account of costs at the earliest opportunity
Ensure that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard
Reviewing costs schedules/bills with a view to negotiating Claimants costs, generally disputed fixed costs cases, and settling costs files in a timely manner
Negotiating settlement of costs and reporting terms of settlement
Preparing bills/Part 23 Applications and/or Replies to Points of Dispute in fixed costs cases
Drafting Part 8 and Part 23 Proceedings
Preparing cases for assessment hearings
Attending costs hearings where appropriate
Provide technical support to the costs team on fixed costs disputes
Maintaining the highest client care and service standards.Person Specification
A good working knowledge of fixed costs claims and the costs process
A good working knowledge of CPR Cost related procedures, Pre-Action Protocols, and case law for fixed costs disputes
2 to 5 years’ experience of case handling and working to target
Ability to deal with advocacy at costs hearings on fixed costs matters (not essential but desirable)
Good commercial awareness and a professional attitude
Ability to work to time scales and cope under pressure
Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team
Excellent time management skills
Good IT skills, experience of Proclaim, Excel and Cost Master is desirable.The role also offers excellent career development prospects for the right candidate, as the firm offers training contracts or support through the ACL qualification, for those candidates who prove themselves.

Salary & Hours
Salary of £30,000 to £40,000, dependent on experience
Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.
For further details of this vacancy, please contact Joanne Djebara on (phone number removed) quoting reference 37026. 
 
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