Description
We are seeking a Junior Costs Negotiator to join our Legal team in Birmingham. As a Junior Costs Negotiator, you will be responsible for pursuing the settlement of legal costs on a range of MOD disease claims. Your goal will be to settle costs as soon as practicably possible.
Key responsibilities include:
- Proactively reviewing cases to formulate an initial costs strategy and settlement parameters
- Preparing points of dispute and considering replies
- Identifying and documenting strengths and weaknesses of own case and opponent's costs claimed
- Using the telephone to discuss, put forward meritorious arguments, and negotiate settlement of costs
- Updating reports to clients of progress made in resolving costs claimed
- Dealing with correspondence and telephone calls received within SLAs
- Undertaking periodic reviews of files in line with client requirements
- Settlement of costs within agreed negotiation parameters
- Instructing counsel and attending conferences, detailed assessment hearings, and mediations, remotely and in person
- Attending court for application hearings, detailed assessment hearings, and mediations remotely and in person to conduct own advocacy
- Delivery of agreed performance targets, Keoghs quality standards, and client's SLAs, KPIs, and MI requirements
- Delegating assigned tasks to a Paralegal and being fully engaged in their development
- Ensuring compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree and/or LPC and/or ALCD
- Previous experience of client/customer liaison, taking instructions, and providing advice both verbally and in writing
- Knowledge of the Detailed Assessment process and the relevant CPR provisions relating to costs
- Good telephone negotiation skills
- An understanding of current cost case law and insurance litigation practice and process
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions
- Ability to plan and prioritise workloads and to remain calm under pressure
- Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
- Ability to act as part of a team
- Proficient IT skills in Microsoft packages
Benefits include:
- Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics
- Death In Service – after 1 year's service
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Volunteering Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Gym Flex
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets