Costs Litigation Executive

Key Duties:

• Reporting to supervisor in weekly review meetings.
• Working to a caseload, WIP and fee target
• Reviewing and negotiating fixed costs cases
• Drafting letters, Costs Schedules, Part 23 Applications and Part 8 Proceedings. Skeleton arguments and written submissions.
• Liaising with fee earners and management.
• Providing assistance to other team members as and when required.

Responsibilities

• Progressive Management a caseload.
• Securing payments on account of costs at the earliest opportunity
• Ensure that the quality of work produced is to the highest standard.
• Reviewing costs schedules/bills with a view to negotiating Claimants costs, generally disputed fixed costs cases, and settling costs files in a timely manner.
• Negotiating settlement of costs and reporting terms of settlement.
• Preparing bills/Part 23 Applications and/or Replies to Points of Dispute in fixed costs cases.
• Drafting Part 8 and Part 23 Proceedings.
• Preparing cases for assessment hearings
• Attending costs hearings where appropriate
• Provide technical support to the costs team on fixed costs disputes.
• Maintaining the highest client care and service standards.

Person Specification

• A good working knowledge of fixed costs claims and the costs process.
• A good working knowledge of CPR Cost related procedures, Pre-Action Protocols, and case law for fixed costs disputes.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience of case handling and working to target.
• Ability to deal with advocacy at costs hearings on fixed costs matters (not essential but desirable)
• Good commercial awareness and a professional attitude.
• Ability to work to time scales and cope under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Good IT skills, experience of Proclaim, Excel and Cost Master is desirable.