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Have you got previous experience dealing with legal costs in a role such as Drafts Person, Paralegal or Costs Budgeter? Would you like a position with fantastic career opportunities with a large, national legal company? This high profile employer based close to Bolton with multiple sites in the UK is looking to expand their team. Along with a salary of up to £30,000, the role comes with hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, free parking, healthcare, a staff discount scheme and a 35 hour working week.

What will you be doing as a Costs Budget Draftsperson:
Working as part of a team your primary focus will be to prepare Precedent Hs, Precedent Rs, Precedent Ts and to advise, negotiate and deal with all aspects of costs budgeting as required by the client/ main team. The role also allows for payables work and a mixed caseload. Duties will include:

Managing your own caseload including accurate maintenance of the system along with billing and management information
Drafting and updating Precedent H costs budget
Preparing Precedent R costs budget on opponents Precedent H costs budget and compliance with Costs Case Management Orders and conducting subsequent negotiations arising
Achieving a daily chargeable hour target, managing workload to meet service level agreements and critical dates
Delegating of tasks where appropriate to other members of the team
Reviewing files, including strategy setting and identifying strengths and weaknesses and preparing documents to reflect this
Preparing cost strategy reports, updating through the life of the case
Providing written updates to clients detailing case activity to ensure that they receive up to date and accurate information about progress
Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with client requirements
Negotiating costs advantageous to clients
We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

Good experience in a legal role dealing with legal costs such as Drafts Person, Costs or Paralegal role
Experience in a similar cost budgeting or drafting role, either dealing with claimant or defendant
Previous experience of client liaison (internal and / or external)
Previous experience of handling your own caseload
Experience of preparing pleadings and Court documentation related to the budget process
Have an in depth understanding of the costs management and detailed assessment processes, cost case law and the litigation process
Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information securely
Strong general IT skills, in particular with Excel
What will you get in return for your work as a Costs Budget Draftsperson:

A salary of £25,000 to £30,000, depending on experience
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
The ability to buy or sell up to 3 additional days
Pension scheme
Healthcare cashback plan
Staff discount scheme
A great work/life balance with a 35 hour working week
Hybrid working with the chance to work 4 days a week at home
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