Title: Costs Paralegal

Salary: £23,000 – £25,000 [dependant on experience]

Location: Manchester city centre

Work: Full-time [Mon-Fri]

Type: Office Based – [Hybrid Available once probation passed]

Reports to: Costs Manager

Our client is a thriving multi-disciplinary claimant law firm based in Manchester city centre who have been navigating strong growth especially over the last couple of years growing from 50 – 200 staff across multiple practice areas. The firm has a strong source of work and requires a passionate and dedicated Solicitor to handle our clients Immigration matters to a high standard.

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Costs Paralegal you will be responsible for the preparation of fast-track Bills of Costs to include detailing the work done in the case, item-by-item, and producing a narrative that briefly describes what has occurred within the case. Assessing offers of settlement and negotiation to achieve best possible outcome.

• Ad-hoc administration tasks as and when required.
• Action, manage and appropriately respond to incoming communications – e-mail and phone.
• The Costs Paralegal position will be working closely with the Costs Draftsmen and Costs Lawyers in comprehensive assessment of cases, bill drafting, negotiations & recovery of legal costs in disputes involving the fast track and fixed costs matters.
• Preparation of Costs only Court Proceedings and accompanying documents.
• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word. Previous knowledge or experience of a case management system would be an advantage but is not essential
• Attentions to detail
• Able to demonstrate strong team working skills and that they are a flexible and self-motivated team player
• Maintain excellent organisational skills whilst being able to effectively prioritise and organise a busy workload.
• Possesses excellent analytical skills, as it is necessary in the role to gather and analyse substantial amounts of data.

Skills & Qualifications

• My client will consider candidates with no direct costs experience if they possess comparable litigation experience [Housing Disrepair preferable]
• Good working knowledge of Costs Law and Housing Disrepair matters
• Knowledge of Proclaim case management & Costs Master software (desirable).
• Career progression opportunities are available for right candidate.