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Legal Costs Draftsperson

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  • A role with great prospects as part of a large, growing costs team 
  • Fully remote 
  • The opportunity for a training contract or support through the ACL qualification, if desired 

Our client, an award-winning market leader in clinical negligence and personal injury, is looking for a legal costs draftsperson with at least three years’ experience to join its large and established costs department at its offices in South Manchester (within the M60).  

The role comes with excellent career prospects as part of a large, growing department (including a training contract or support through the ACL qualification, if desired) and the chance to work fully remotely.  

You will be supporting senior case handlers with their drafting requirements, which will include budget work. You’ll be working on interesting, higher value, complex cases, which will really help build your experience.  

The right candidate will have experience in a similar role and know how to prepare bills and supplementary documents for Detailed Assessment and draft budgets. 

The firm is well-established, financially stable and has just announced its best-ever financial results to date with turnover up by 14%. In 2021, the firm was one of only 12 UK Top 100-200 law firms to grow by more than 10%. 

The firm enjoys fantastic Legal 500 rankings and attracts high-quality work from several reputable insurers. 

How to apply for this role 

If this sounds like the job for you, you can apply via this website by clicking ‘Apply’. 
 
Alternatively, to learn more about this opportunity or to register your interest, contact Kathryn McGeoghegan at Realm Recruit.  

Kathryn is a Consultant at Realm and specialises in recruiting Commercial Insurance, Costs and Legal Support Professionals. She works with firms of all shapes and sizes across the North West. If you are looking for a new position, Lucy is ready to help you make a move.    

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Key details

Salary

£30,000 - £35,000

Location

  • Greater Manchester

Role type

  • Remote working

Contract type

  • Permanent

Practice area

Costs

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V-34990-2

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Kathryn McGeoghegan

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Kathryn specialises in the recruitment of costs lawyers and legal support professionals across the North West.

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