Job Title: Costs Draftsperson / Costs Lawyer Salary: DOE 45K - 75K Location: Manchester, Hybrid/remote Hours: Full time. Job Reference CWS430 Overview Due to expansion, a top tier legal 500 firm in Manchester requires an extra pair of hands in their Clinical Negligence costs team. You will be joining other costs draftspersons and Lawyers working closely with the head of department. The firm offers great flexibility and work life balance, once you completed your induction (3-5 days), you can work on a remote or hybrid basis. Responsibilities: Take instruction from the Fee Earners and Solicitors, manage a caseload of multi-track Clinical Negligence (claimant) costs files from inception to completion. While keeping the Solicitors and fee earners up to date of the progress. Instructing counsel. Drafting budgets for Clinical Negligence cases. Preparing bills of costs and assess recoverable costs. Provide general advice, costs estimates, Negotiating settlements Prepare all kinds of Costs documents such as Precedent H/T, Electronic bills, N260, prepare for details assessment proceedings, drafting point of dispute and replies. Experience Required: Experience managing Multi track clinical negligence and personal injury costs files. Proficient user of Costs Master as well as general IT software such as Excel, Outlook and word. Experience drafting budgets, negotiations, bills of costs in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury. Experience handling multi track clinical negligence files. Ideally you will be ACL or working towards this / willing to work towards this. IN RETURN Flexible working 25 days holiday + bank holiday Pension scheme Healthcare cash plan Life assurance Bonus scheme Career progression Opportunity to join an award winning law firm For more details please contact: removed)
Dec 07, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Costs Draftsperson / Costs Lawyer Salary: DOE 45K - 75K Location: Manchester, Hybrid/remote Hours: Full time. Job Reference CWS430 Overview Due to expansion, a top tier legal 500 firm in Manchester requires an extra pair of hands in their Clinical Negligence costs team. You will be joining other costs draftspersons and Lawyers working closely with the head of department. The firm offers great flexibility and work life balance, once you completed your induction (3-5 days), you can work on a remote or hybrid basis. Responsibilities: Take instruction from the Fee Earners and Solicitors, manage a caseload of multi-track Clinical Negligence (claimant) costs files from inception to completion. While keeping the Solicitors and fee earners up to date of the progress. Instructing counsel. Drafting budgets for Clinical Negligence cases. Preparing bills of costs and assess recoverable costs. Provide general advice, costs estimates, Negotiating settlements Prepare all kinds of Costs documents such as Precedent H/T, Electronic bills, N260, prepare for details assessment proceedings, drafting point of dispute and replies. Experience Required: Experience managing Multi track clinical negligence and personal injury costs files. Proficient user of Costs Master as well as general IT software such as Excel, Outlook and word. Experience drafting budgets, negotiations, bills of costs in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury. Experience handling multi track clinical negligence files. Ideally you will be ACL or working towards this / willing to work towards this. IN RETURN Flexible working 25 days holiday + bank holiday Pension scheme Healthcare cash plan Life assurance Bonus scheme Career progression Opportunity to join an award winning law firm For more details please contact: removed)
Currently Hiring a Full Time Law Cost Draftsman Fully remote working The Costs Team provides a service to our fee earners who deal with recovery of costs in Housing Disrepair claims, their primary aim is dealing with the preparation of bills of costs, negotiation and advocacy within the detailed assessment of costs proceedings click apply for full job details
Oct 04, 2025
Full time
Currently Hiring a Full Time Law Cost Draftsman Fully remote working The Costs Team provides a service to our fee earners who deal with recovery of costs in Housing Disrepair claims, their primary aim is dealing with the preparation of bills of costs, negotiation and advocacy within the detailed assessment of costs proceedings click apply for full job details
