Costs Draftsperson/Costs Lawyer/Solicitor
Core
Assessing and negotiating settlement of costs, drafting cost budgets, and pursuing costs recoveries including bill drafting for personal injury and other litigation matters.
Role type
Costs Lawyer/Solicitor (IC)
Builds
Cost budgets and bills for paying parties in litigation
Domain
Legal (Personal Injury, Commercial, Property, Marine, Aviation, Professional Indemnity)
Required skills
Costs assessment, costs negotiation, costs budgeting, bill drafting, costs proceedings management, litigation support
Preferred skills
Advocacy, bill drafting, fast-track/intermediate/multi-track case handling
Technologies
Legal practice management systems
Responsibilities
Assessing and negotiating settlement of costs, drafting own party and opposing third party cost budgets, pursuing costs recoveries including bill drafting
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC