Assistant Law Costs Drafter
| Job title: |
Assistant Law Costs Drafter |
| Sector: |
Legal |
| Salary: |
£20,000 - £23,000 |
| Reference number: |
MJ8802 |
| Contract type: |
Permanent |
| Job validation: |
Randstad Job Advertisment |
job description
The Assistant Costs Draftsman is responsible to the Costs Supervisor, for providing support to the department, to ensure an efficient and speedy costs process. The Assistant Costs Draftsman will ensure that a quality standard is maintained and is aware that accuracy and file turnaround is paramount.
Description
To assist the Costs Supervisor with their workload and the following:
• To provide a consultancy service to all fee earners in the practice in respect of costs matters;
• To provide input and assistance in the preparation of costs bulletins relevant to the department keeping fee earners up to date with developments in relation to the relevant costs field;
• To prepare all bills of costs on both legally funded and private clients for submission to the Court or the Legal Services Commission;
• To be mindful of file turnaround to ensure an efficient and cost effective service and take a pro-active approach to all tasks to assist with cash flow.
Essential Criteria
The successful applicant must have:
• A high level of competence with Legally Aided and Privately raised billing;
• Knowledge of a wide rang of costing (i.e. Family/Crime/RTA/PI)
• Proven knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook;
• Qualified to degree level;
• Proven experience of working to timescales;
• Ability to work on own initiative;
• Must be a good team player with excellent communication skills.
Salary
£20,000 - £23,000