JOB: Legal
Contract:
Posted: Mon 18th November 2019
Deadline: Wed 18th December 2019
Reference: finda/TP/40302/2809
Salary:
City: Liverpool
Slater Gordon Group, are recruiting experienced Senior Costs Advocate to join our specialist legal costs consultancy division, Compass Costs Solutions working within our costs offices based in Liverpool.
Responsibilities;
- Conducting high value cost litigation including attendance at Detailed Assessments, Cost Budget hearings, Application Hearings to deal with technical issues. Ability to deal with directions.
- Detailed knowledge of case law and civil procedure rules.
- Ability to provide training on a wide range of topics.
- Working with clients to provide advice and a strong knowledge of working with business critical issues such as retainers, compliance, funding and regulatory issues.
- Drafting Points of Dispute, Replies to Points of Dispute, skeleton arguments, applications, retainers.
- Assisting colleagues and clients on a daily basis to provide guidance and technical input.
- A varied and demanding caseload.
About You;
- A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in legal costs litigation
- Experience of handling your own costs caseload from start to finish
- Experience of drafting bills of costs; costs budgets; and points of reply/dispute
- Costs negotiation skills and experience
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Up to date knowledge of CPR and legislation
- IT literate including knowledge of using costs drafting software e.g. Costsmaster or IDraft
- Consistently high client care/service skills
- Strong attention to detail
About us
Slater Gordon Group is a leading consumer law firm and our mission is to give people easier access to world class legal services. The firm provides specialist legal and complementary services in a broad range of areas and our clients are the centre of it all.
How to apply
If you would like to make a formal application please select “Apply now” and follow the online process. Should your application be shortlisted a member of the recruitment team will be in touch.