Medical Solicitors
At Medical Solicitors we help client who have suffered Clinical Negligence to achieve justice and to receive the compensation they deserve. We are specialists aiming to provide the highest standards of client care and undertaking high quality work.
Our Team
We are a growing, very friendly, team, expanding across the region with offices in Sheffield, York and Hull. Caroline Moore, Managing Director, won Partner of Year at the 2020 Legal Awards, and the firm achieved Clinical Negligence Team of the year in 2023, and 2026, at the Sheffield Law Society awards. We are Lexcel accredited.
At Medical Solicitors, we are passionate about achieving justice and endeavouring to bring about improvements in the health service by highlighting mistakes.
The Role:
We are seeking a skilled Costs Drafter to join our team. This role will involve supporting our Head of Costs drafting Bills and statements of costs etc. We are presently a very friendly 14 fee-earner team.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing N260 statements of costs.
- Drafting bills of costs in both 3 column and precedent S format as required for submission to opposing paying party and the Court.
- Experience with phase, task and activity time recording and drafting.
- Negotiating costs if necessary, and requesting Provisional/Detailed Assessment where required.
- Preparation of Part 8 “Costs Only” proceedings where necessary.
- Working to WIP targets, adhering to deadlines, and undertaking duties as reasonably required by the Head of Costs and Managing Director.
Person Specification:
- Legal qualification desirable.
- Extensive, demonstrable experience in costs drafting within claimant personal injury sector.
- Proficient in drafting Bills of Costs, including finalising bills in Multi Track and budgeted Clinical Negligence cases.
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Civil Procedures Rules and Detailed Assessment process.
- Experience with Proclaim Case Management System and Costs Master an advantage.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic team environment.
Salary, Hours & Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Office, hybrid or home working pattern
- 25 days holiday plus public/bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Christmas shutdown
- Pension contributions 6% employer
- Additional benefits include private medical insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and more
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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