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Cost Draftsman

Oakwood Solicitors -
Leeds

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Job details

Qualifications

Computer literacy
Eclipse Proclaim
Numeracy
Legal drafting
Computer skills
Communication skills

Full job description

Department: Costs

Reporting to: Head of Department

Location

Leeds/Roundhay.

The Organisation

Founded in March 2001, Oakwood Solicitors has quickly grown from a small local practice to a medium sized national Firm, offering a wide variety of specialist legal services to individuals and businesses.

Today it employs over 90 people (fee earners and support teams) in the North of Leeds. The Firm prides its selves on the very highest standards of customer service and a very personal nature of work.

The Role

We have a requirement for a Cost Draftsman to join the team. The purpose of this role is to draft Bills for all areas of the Firm, but predominantly Personal Injury including Industrial Disease, Psychiatric Injury and Clinical Negligence.

The candidate should have experience in drafting legal costs and experience of handling own case load. The ideal candidate will have the ability to:

Drafting Bills
Drafting Schedules of Costs
Drafting Estimates of Cost
Drafting Statements of Costs for Summary Assessment
Drafting Precedent H documents
Drafting Precedent Rs
Be able to work with paper files and a Paperless case system

The successful applicant must be a good costs all-rounder who can handle the full costs cycle with a minimum of three years relevant costs experience.

The Candidate will have a very good understanding of the CPR, but in particular all costs rules, Part 7 litigation and Part 8 litigation. They will be IT literate and be able to draft Bills using Excel format and Cost Master. An understanding of the Case Management System Proclaim is also helpful, but not a requirement.

Key skills required

The successful candidates must have:

3 years of experience
1 year of experience in drafting and negotiation
Good attention to detail
Excellent numerical skills
Self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines.
Excellent communication skills
Excellent IT skills with ability to process information using relevant software (databases, spreadsheet packages).
Business acumen
The ability to work and be managed as part of a team.

Salary

Dependent upon experience.

How do I apply?

All CVs and Covering Letters should be submitted to Katie Bell by email at [email protected], or submit your application via the form to the righthand side of this page.

Why Oakwood?

Here at Oakwood Solicitors, we’re not your average law firm – our team delivers a service which caters to you. From assessing your case through to completion, our staff have not only the knowledge and expertise, but also the compassion and understanding to put you at ease throughout the process.

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