Cost Negotiator
My client, a growing and expanding Legal Firm based in Manchester City Centre are looking for a Costs Negotiator to join their team.
The main purpose of the job is to assist in obtaining and maximising costs received by the firm.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- Understanding the predictive/portal and fixed cost regimes including what costs we are entitled to and at what stage
- Undertaking negotiations for disbursements and/or disputed profit costs
- Progression to learning to draft and negotiate costs on a standard basis
- Drafting cost schedules for predictive/portal and fixed costs matters
- Chasing costs from the TPI/TPS
- Understanding and utilising different case law in disputes as and when necessary
- Keeping up to date with costs law and changes
Skills, knowledge and experience required
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Present information simply and accurately, both orally and in writing
- Ability to work methodically to deal with a constant flow of work that requires a fast turnaround
- Ability to work in a team but also to work on own initiative and potential to work without supervision
- Ability to plan/organise work for yourself
- Work under pressure and prioritise work
- Good telephone manner
- Computer literate
- Commitment to providing a high quality and speedy service to clients
- Highly motivated and willing to take on new challenges
For more information on this role, please contact gabriella@acs-recruitment.co.uk
