Costs Drafter

Role: Costs Drafter

Working arrangements: hybrid working, based at Wigan or Manchester with home working

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - 35 hours per week. We are also willing to consider between 30 and 35 hours per week.

• Are you an experienced Costs Drafter?
• How would you like to work for an award-winning law firm?
• Do you want to work somewhere with a great atmosphere and with a friendly down to earth team?
• How about having hours autonomy and a flexible working environment?

Join our dynamic and reputable law firm, with a strong commitment to excellence and innovation, we pride ourselves on delivering top-tier representation across all legal sectors. We are currently seeking a skilled and motivated Costs Drafter to join our expanding team.

The role:

You will play a pivotal role in providing a full costings service to our clients, which enables them to have their costs claims billed and submitted to the relevant bodies for payment, as well as applying your experience and expertise to obtain reductions in relation to their opponents’ costs

• You will work on mainly paying party files
• Considering costs claims
• Preparing points of dispute
• Negotiating and dealing with the matter through to and including assessment of costs by the courts.

What makes this role great?

This role offers the opportunity to combine your passion for the legal costs field with your analytical skills, applying it to diverse workload and in turn making a meaningful contribution to the already established Costs Team.

Stephensons have a great work life balance ethos and the team appreciate and understand life commitments, that’s why we are offering the same great work with hours and a location to suit you.

You:

To be successful you will be an experienced Cost Drafter and/or costs negotiator.

The Team:

Our team is diverse and made up of qualified and unqualified drafters, so you will receive plenty of assistance and training.

Stephensons works hard to diversify within the industry - we have a large marketing department, a new enquiry centre that deals with all new enquiries, a very strong internet presence and lots of other activities to generate work, so you can focus on what you do best!

We have great training programmes, including frequent in person and online training and regular meetings with supervisors, therefore you will be fully supported within your role.

Why Stephensons?

Stephensons is an award winning, top 150 law firm with a strong commitment to the future growth and development of the business. With an ambitious mind set, yet approachable and down to earth attitude, Stephensons provides an exciting place for long term career development and progression. Whilst we do look for highly motivated and driven individuals, we also have a strong commitment to work life balance and flexibility.

Why not click here to see why you should come and work for us.

What else can we offer?

Click here to view details of our benefits package

• Flexible working arrangements
• Agile/hybrid working
• Well-being package inc (financial, physical, mental and dietary heath support)
• Free parking
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefit (subject to service eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Holiday sale & purchase scheme (subject to service eligibility)
• Season ticket & travel support
• Payroll giving scheme
• Social events & clubs
• Internal referral scheme
• Retail vouchers/cashback schemes
• Early monthly pay scheme
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme