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In House Costs Draftsperson

Chadwick Nott
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Bath, Somerset BA2 2QH, England

Salary

£25,000 - £40,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Salary: £23,000 - £29,000
  • Experience required: 2-5 years
  • Position: In House Costs Draftsperson
  • Location: Bath, UK
  • Responsibilities include drafting Legal Aid bills, submitting payments, processing claims, and liaising with fee earners

Excellent opportunity for an In House Costs Draftsperson, who has extensive experience in drafting Legal Aid bills to join a top 100 UK law firm in Bath.

This role is based in the firms Family team.

The right candidate must have experience of CCMS drafting and submission of bills, have a Legal Aid background with at least 2-5 years' experience.

Key Responsibilities will include:

  • Preparing and submitting Legal Aid payments on accounts
  • Processing High Cost Case Plans - drafting VHCCP
  • Processing claims prepared by external cost drafts firm
  • Complete final bills to Legal Aid Agency, claims assessed by Legal Aid Agency and Court
  • To liase & advise with fee earners/support staff in relation to a variety of legal costs matters
  • General administration of documents, including: photocopying, archiving, data entry and filing
  • Preparing bills, costing files, and preparing claims for detailed assessment
  • Work closely with other members of the team to ensure work is completed effectively and efficiently
  • Ensure that all working processes and practices comply with relevant quality and service standards
The ideal candidate will have Strong technical knowledge and experience of drafting bills.

The firm is offering a salary of £23,000 - £29,000 coupled with excellent benefits.

For further details and to apply please contact Briony at Chadwick Nott.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.