Costs Draftsperson

Victor Chase Legal Recruitment are pleased to be working with a successful full-service law firm established in 1978 with a Head Office in Manchester city centre. They also have a Family team based in Liverpool, and launched a London office in May 2019, with now over 500 employees across all locations.

This firm prioritises the value of their employees, reflected by their Investors in People accreditation and rankings in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For.

We are searching for a Draftsperson to work in the Costs Department for this renowned firm.

The Costs team are based in our Manchester office and report to the Head of Personal Injury.  Applicants must have relevant experience in drafting bills of costs for a variety of matters, including Personal Injury, Court of Protection and some Commercial work.  *please note that experience in Court of Protection work is required.  

Job Role:

• Drafting bills of costs
• Replies
• Points of Dispute
• Costs Budgets
• Negotiations and Advices for Personal Injury
• Clinical Negligence
• Court of Protection
• Commercial and Solicitor/Client matters

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Provide an effective, timely and efficient service to the firm’s clients
• To ensure excellent service standards and maintain high client satisfaction
• To manage your own caseload
• To keep up to date with all aspects of the law relating to costs law and the Civil Procedure Rules

Please note, due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates whose experience closely matches the requirements of the role.