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SalaryWe have a new opportunity for an Experienced (Unqualified) Costs Clerk to join an award-winning firm of Solicitors based in Birmingham, West Midlands.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established practice that specialises in legal aid cases, primarily dealing with housing association disputes, where you will be supporting a large team of fee earners.
The Company is also prepared to fund qualifications to become a qualified Cost Draftsman for the right person.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting Inter-Partes and Legal Aid bills for assessment
- Sending bills to the paying party and following through assessment procedure to payment.
- Drafting replies to points of dispute
- Negotiating costs with the paying party.
- Lodging bills at Court and the Legal Aid Agency for assessment.
- Monitoring performance of external costs draftsman regarding turnaround times and work produced.
- Maintaining up to date excel spreadsheet of billing information.
- Ensuring prompt payment of finalised bills where payment is due from the opponent.
- Checking bills drafted by costs assistants
- Undertaking other clerical and administrative duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
Requirements
- Experience of drafting Inter-Partes and legal aid bills
- Experience of using CCMS to bill legal aid files
- Computer Literate
- High Level of numeracy and accuracy when dealing with figures.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook
- Willing to learn new skills
- Quick learner
- Good administrative background with experience of being able to manage and prioritise own workloads.
Desirable knowledge and experience of:
- Legal Aid Agency rules for billing and costing of publicly funded files.
- Court rules for lodging bills.
- An understanding of the rules governing Inter-Parte bill preparation.
- Court costs assessment procedures
- Working in a publicly funded organisation.
Salary:
- up to £25,000 dependent on experience.
- Plus performance-related bonus scheme
- Hours of Work: 9.00 am to 5.00 PM with 1 hour for lunch
If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more, please click below to apply today!
