Himalayas
Costs Consultant
Ampa6 days ago
- Where you can work from
- Remote — United Kingdom onlyUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- Salary not disclosedThe employer did not publish a range. We do not estimate one.
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Mid level
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Job description
Costs Consultant
Location: Nationwide (remote)
Meet the TeamOur Costs team handles all aspects of the legal costs process for a number of internal as well as external clients, dealing with both pre-litigated and litigated matters. We deal with costs matters from both a receiving party and paying party perspective. We offer a full range of service on claims of all sizes including the provision of advice, preparation of Bills of Costs, drafting Points of Dispute and Replies, preparing Costs Budgets and dealing with all aspects of the cost budgeting process to include attendance at CCMCs, drafting skeleton arguments on technical challenges, negotiating settlements, attending Detailed Assessment hearings and dealing with part 8 cost procedures.
The OpportunityAre you an experienced Costs Consultant looking for a new challenge? Do you have strong communication skills and boast a keen eye for detail? Are you looking to develop a career in a dynamic and expanding law firm? If so read on....
We are looking for a Costs Consultant with experience in Receiving Party Costs in Clinical Negligence and Serious Personal Injury matters to join our Costs Team, part of the firm’s Shakespeare Martineau Business. Experience in Paying Party matters is not essential but would be of great benefit.
We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield.
Please Note: This role is mostly remote, with travel into one of our offices on a monthly basis.
Location: Nationwide (remote)
Meet the TeamOur Costs team handles all aspects of the legal costs process for a number of internal as well as external clients, dealing with both pre-litigated and litigated matters. We deal with costs matters from both a receiving party and paying party perspective. We offer a full range of service on claims of all sizes including the provision of advice, preparation of Bills of Costs, drafting Points of Dispute and Replies, preparing Costs Budgets and dealing with all aspects of the cost budgeting process to include attendance at CCMCs, drafting skeleton arguments on technical challenges, negotiating settlements, attending Detailed Assessment hearings and dealing with part 8 cost procedures.
The OpportunityAre you an experienced Costs Consultant looking for a new challenge? Do you have strong communication skills and boast a keen eye for detail? Are you looking to develop a career in a dynamic and expanding law firm? If so read on....
We are looking for a Costs Consultant with experience in Receiving Party Costs in Clinical Negligence and Serious Personal Injury matters to join our Costs Team, part of the firm’s Shakespeare Martineau Business. Experience in Paying Party matters is not essential but would be of great benefit.
We have hubs in Birmingham, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon and Sheffield.
Please Note: This role is mostly remote, with travel into one of our offices on a monthly basis.
What you will be doing
- Drafting Precedent H cost budgets
- Managing a caseload of files
- Formulating offers and negotiating settlements
- Dealing with general correspondence
- Handling telephone calls, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate
- Drafting schedules of costs
- Handling receiving party costs matters and drafting bills of costs
- Drafting points of replies or dispute
What you will need
- 2+ years’ experience in a similar role, gained from working in a Claimant role
- Strong numerical ability
- Experience in drafting bills of costs (Claimant role)
- Strong commitment to the principles of good customer service and an enthusiasm to develop a career in the field of costs work
- Excellent attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
- The ability to prioritise your workload
- Commitment and a team player approach with the ability to work in a busy team
- Excellent communication skills over the phone and in person
Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.
Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?
Additional information:Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunitiesShakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.
Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?
Additional information:Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.
Equal opportunitiesShakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
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- Himalayas
- Posted by the employer
- 17 Oct 2026
- First seen by us
- 17 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 18 Oct 2026
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