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Fieldfisher

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Legal
  • Manchester

AI generated summary

  • You should have experience in PIMN costs, possibly advocacy, strong relationship-building skills, proficiency in costing software, and the ability to support junior team members while managing multiple tasks.
  • You will prepare bills of costs, budgets, estimates, and N260 forms, assist with cost management, conduct training, and support day-to-day activities with the team.

Requirements

  • A foundation of work experience within PIMN costs specifically
  • Advocacy experience preferable, but not essential
  • Ability to carry out training, articles and blogs
  • Proof of building and maintaining relationships and working to deadlines
  • Proficient with costing software and good organisational skills, working on multiple matters at any one time
  • Support and development of junior members of the team

Responsibilities

  • Preparing inter parties bills of costs – traditional and electronic format
  • Preparing breakdowns for negotiation
  • Preparing Prededent H costs budgets and dealing with costs management process including Precedent R discussion reports and Precedent T revisions.
  • Preparing estimates in support of Allocation and Pre-Trial questionnaires
  • Risk assessing and preparing Points in Reply
  • Preparing N260 forms (Statement of Costs)
  • Assisting Head of Costs with day to day activities and tasks as required
  • Working with other Cost Lawyers, Cost Draftsman and Fee Earners internally
  • Up to date with relevant case law and rules and provide supervisory assistance
  • Deliver training to the Costs and PIMN team
  • Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested

FAQs

What is the main focus of the Costs Lawyer role?

The main focus of the Costs Lawyer role is to deal with high value and complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases within the Costs team.

Who leads the Costs team?

The Costs team is led by Emma-Kate Hargreave, who is a Costs Lawyer.

What types of matters does the Costs team handle?

The Costs team works on contentious matters across various practice areas, including Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Technology, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Public Regulatory, and Property Litigation.

What are some key responsibilities of the Costs Lawyer?

Key responsibilities include preparing inter parties bills of costs, managing costs budgets, preparing estimates for Allocation and Pre-Trial questionnaires, and assisting the Head of Costs with daily activities.

Is advocacy experience required for this role?

Advocacy experience is preferable but not essential for this role.

What qualifications or experience are necessary for the Costs Lawyer position?

Candidates should have significant experience dealing with high value and complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases, as well as a foundation of work experience within PIMN costs specifically.

What kind of training opportunities are available for employees?

Fieldfisher provides bespoke support for career development, including funding for professional training qualifications and a structured career plan.

Where is Fieldfisher's Manchester office located?

Fieldfisher's Manchester office is located in No.1 Spinningfields, a vibrant area with excellent commuter links and modern facilities.

What is the firm's approach to diversity and inclusiveness?

Fieldfisher is committed to removing accessibility barriers and maximizing disability and neurodiversity inclusion in its recruitment processes.

What benefits does Fieldfisher offer to its employees?

Fieldfisher offers a competitive benefits package that includes private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, gym discounts, season ticket loans, and bike-to-work loans, among others.

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Fieldfisher

A law firm built around people

Law
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1989
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Fieldfisher is an enterprising European law firm built around people. We have market-leading practices in our four key sectors of energy and natural resources, technology, financial services and life sciences. Fieldfisher helps clients keep pace with an unpredictable and continually evolving world, with a sector-diverse team of specialist dispute resolution lawyers on hand to assist with conflicts, whatever the size or subject matter. Our network spans over 1,500 people across 25 international offices, all of which offer clients highly commercial, pragmatic advice. We are based in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the US. Fieldfisher was highly commended for its approach to legal services in the European FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2019.

Culture & Values

  • Putting People First means colleagues, clients and communities at the forefront of all we do, wherever we are, whoever we are.

  • Embracing ESG means we collectively recognise our role in leaving things better than we found them.

  • Collaboration as the catalyst for success, means it is up to all of us to do the right thing, at the right time in the right way.

Benefits

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Dental insurance*

  • Discounted gym memberships

  • Employee assistance programme

  • Eye tests

  • Flu vaccination

  • Health cash plan*

  • Private medical insurance (incl. dependents)*