Job Description

Costs Draftsman

Location: Leeds 

Salary: £35,000 to £55,000

Experience: Minimum 3 years’ costs experience

 

Our client is looking to recruit a Costs Draftsman into its Leeds team.

This is a great opportunity for a strong costs all-rounder who enjoys drafting, working to deadlines, and running a busy caseload with a high standard of accuracy.

The Role You will draft Bills and costs documents across the firm, with a particular focus on Personal Injury work (including industrial disease, psychiatric injury and clinical negligence).

 

Depending on the needs of the team, your work is likely to include:

• Drafting Bills of Costs

• Drafting Schedules of Costs

• Drafting Estimates of Costs

• Drafting Statements of Costs for summary assessment

• Drafting Precedent H documents

• Drafting Precedent R documents

• Managing your own caseload and the full costs cycle

• Working with both paper files and a paperless case management system

 

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Minimum 3 years’ relevant costs drafting experience

• Strong working knowledge of the CPR, with a particular focus on costs rules

• Experience supporting Part 7 and Part 8 litigation matters

• Excellent attention to detail and strong numerical skills

• Confident working to tight deadlines and managing competing priorities

• Strong IT skills, including drafting Bills using Excel format

Desirable

• Experience using Cost Master

• Familiarity with Proclaim (helpful but not essential)

• Experience drafting across a range of practice areas, not just PI

 

What’s On Offer

• Salary of £35,000 to £55,000 (depending on experience)

• Supportive team environment with a strong focus on quality and client service

• Varied drafting work across multiple practice areas

• A role with autonomy and clear expectations, within a collaborative department

 

Location & Working Arrangements

Leeds (outside of CC). Full-time preferred.

 

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to  lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com  or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.

All applications will be handled in strict confidence.