Costs negotiator Work, Jobs in Prestbury, Chs (with Salaries)

Costs Negotiator
Express Solicitors —Manchester
- £30,000 - £40,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Procurement & Supplier Governance Manager
DWF —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Team management
- Financial services
- Leadership
Purchasing Manager
Oliver Valves —Knutsford
- Negotiation
Associate Director - PMQS
Gateley —Manchester
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
National Account Manager
C&D Foods & Affiliates —Manchester
- Full-time
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Analytics
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Costs Lawyer
Express Solicitors —Manchester
- £30,000 - £50,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Computer literacy
- Analysis skills
- Budgeting
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Hospital Contracts Adviser
Bupa —Salford
- From £32,800 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Data analysis skills
- Databases
- Contracts
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
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Head of Group Commercial & Procurement
Club L London —Manchester
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Housing Disrepair Solicitor
Mallory Pryce —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Time management
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Senior Cost Consultant (Corporate Real Estate)
Mace —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Contracts
- Negotiation

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Costs Negotiator

Express Solicitors -
Manchester

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Job details

£30,000 - £40,000 a year

Benefits

Free flu jabs
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance

Qualifications

Eclipse Proclaim
Technical support
Litigation
Injection administration
Communication skills
Time management

Full job description

About Us

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award winning, no win no fee law firm specialising exclusively in personal injury claims. Headquartered in Manchester, we support clients nationwide across all areas of personal injury, including employers’ liability, serious injury, clinical negligence, occupiers’ and public liability, road traffic accidents and industrial disease.

We are ranked 64th in The Lawyer UK Top 200, out of more than 10,000 law firms nationwide, and after achieving a 20% year on year growth, Express Solicitors are the largest personal injury claimant firm in the UK.

Our commitment to outstanding client care is reflected in our Trustpilot rating of 4.8 (Excellent), placing us among the highest rated firms in the sector.

The Role

We are currently looking for a Cost Negotiator to join our established costs department of 40 plus.

The position will involve handling a fixed costs caseload reviewing inter partes disputes, developing persuasive arguments making offers, negotiating settlement and preparing cases for summary and detailed assessment.

The role involves:

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.

The role also offers excellent career development prospects for the right candidate, as the firm offers training contracts or support through the ACL qualification, for those candidates who prove themselves.

Salary & Hours

Salary of £30,000 to £40,000, dependent on experience
Our standard working hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday and 8:30am to 5pm Friday.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Flexible hybrid working pattern

23 Days Holiday

Rising to 26 days, plus bank/public holidays.

Extra Holidays

3 holiday buy backs and an extra day for your birthday after service length requirement.

Looking After Your Health

Private medical insurance available after 2 years’ service, annual flu jab and Employee Assistance Programme.

Looking After Your Well-being

24/7 onsite Gym, Netball/Football team, 10km Manchester team and more.

Work Life / Balance

Active social committee with generous departmental and firm-wide social budget.

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