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Costs Advocate

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Posted 10 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

£38,000 - £45,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role involves advising clients and colleagues on complex legal technical issues and cost disputes, requiring strong legal expertise.
  • Key responsibilities include drafting legal documents specific to Cost Litigation, such as skeleton arguments, Points of Dispute, and witness statements.
  • The position also entails attending Detailed Assessment Hearings, Oral Hearings, and managing Cost Applications.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Cost Litigation and a demonstrated ability to develop and train team members.
  • The expected salary for this position ranges from $80,000 to $100,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
  • Advising on complex legal technical issues and cost disputes to clients, colleag
  • Drafting legal documents specific to Cost Litigation including skeleton argument
  • Attending Detailed Assessment Hearings, Oral Hearings, CCMC's and Cost Applicati
  • Advising on complex legal technical issues and cost disputes to clients, colleagues, and senior management.
  • Drafting legal documents specific to Cost Litigation including skeleton arguments, Points of Dispute and Reply, witness statements, applications and draft orders.
  • The preparation and presentation of a comprehensive training schedule for both the Costs Litigation department, the Specialist Serious Personal Injury teams and the wider practice group.
  • Manage and support the development of team members, promoting continuous learning and improvement of skills.
  • Assisting the Practice Development Lead on preparing and implementing the Cost Litigation strategy
  • Attending Detailed Assessment Hearings, Oral Hearings, CCMC’s and Cost Applications.

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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.