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Legal Costs Advisor

G2 Legal Limited
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 15 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Legal Cost Advisor position is available at a top 50 law firm, seeking an experienced costs professional.
  • Candidates should have at least four years of experience in budgeting, negotiation, and drafting of Defendant and Claimant costs files.
  • The role offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000, depending on experience, along with a hybrid working model.
  • Responsibilities include managing a caseload, drafting legal documents, and supervising junior team members.
  • The firm provides a friendly culture, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Senior Legal Cost Advisor – Opportunity to be part of a Top 50 law firm

Are you an experienced costs professional seeking an opportunity to advance your career at a top-tier firm? This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded firm.

The Role:

As a Senior Legal Cost Advisor, you will manage your own caseload, providing expert guidance on defendant cost files. Alongside this, you will also support and supervise junior team members, ensuring all matters align with client SLAs and company policies.

Why this firm?

You will be working with a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, within a recognised practice that offers a friendly company culture, fantastic benefits and a flexible working arrangement.

The Benefits:

  • Hybrid working model with 1 day office attendance in the London office to ensure a healthy work life balance
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Digital GP services
  • Financial and mental wellbeing helplines and support
  • Tailored training to include coaching and mentoring
  • Health and wellbeing discounts and support

Responsibilities:

  • Managing a caseload of Defendant and Claimant costs files
  • Drafting Points of Disputes and Replies to Cost claims
  • Drafting bills of costs and schedules of Costs
  • Negotiating high-value and complex cost offers and settlements
  • Preparing costs budgets and discussion reports
  • Assisting junior team members with fee-earning queries and supervision

About you:

  • You should have at least four years of expertise in budgeting, negotiation and drafting of Defendant & Claimant costs files
  • You should have strong experience in insurance sector costs to include RTA, EL/PL, Industrial Disease and Clinical Negligence
  • You should have strong knowledge of the Fixed Recoverable Costs regime
  • You should have advocacy experience, including attending interim applications and case management hearings

This is an urgent requirement and the recruitment process will move quickly. If you are interested in the role, apply today or reach out to Jade Colwell at G2 Legal for immediate consideration of the role.

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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.