Costs Drafter

Role:
Costs Drafter

Working arrangements: hybrid working, based at Wigan or Manchester with home working.

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm – 35 hours per week. We are also willing to consider between 30 and 35 hours per week.

Join our dynamic and reputable law firm, with a strong commitment to excellence and innovation. We pride ourselves on delivering top-tier representation across all legal sectors. We are currently seeking a skilled and motivated Costs Drafter to join our expanding team.

You will play a pivotal role in providing a full costs service to our clients, enabling them to have their costs claims billed and submitted to the relevant bodies for payment. You will apply your experience and expertise to obtain reductions in relation to opponents costs.

• You will work on mainly paying party files
• Consider costs claims
• Prepare points of dispute
• Negotiate and deal with the matter through to and including assessment of costs by the courts

This role offers the opportunity to combine your passion for the legal costs field with your analytical skills, applying it to a diverse workload and in turn making a meaningful contribution to the established Costs Team. Stephensons has a great work-life balance ethos and the team appreciates and understands life commitments, which is why we offer the same great work with hours and a location to suit you.

To be successful you will be an experienced Costs Drafter and/or costs negotiator.

Our team is diverse and made up of qualified and unqualified drafters, so you will receive plenty of assistance and training. Stephensons works hard to diversify within the industry; we have a large marketing department, a new enquiry centre that deals with all new enquiries, a strong internet presence and other activities to generate work, so you can focus on what you do best.

We have a great training program, including frequent in-person and online training and regular meetings with supervisors, so you will be fully supported in your role.

Stephensons is an award-winning, top 150 law firm with a strong commitment to future growth and development of the business. With an ambitious mindset, yet approachable and down-to-earth attitude, Stephensons provides an exciting place for long-term career development and progression. We look for highly motivated and driven individuals and also have a strong commitment to work-life balance and flexibility.

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• Flexible working arrangements
• Agile/hybrid working
• Well-being package inc (financial, physical, mental and dietary health support)
• Free parking
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefit (subject to service eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Holiday sale & purchase scheme (subject to service eligibility)
• Season ticket & travel support
• Payroll giving scheme
• Social events & clubs
• Internal referral scheme
• Retail vouchers/cashback schemes
• Early monthly pay scheme
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme