Costs Draftsperson

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and awardwinning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham Hong Kong Leeds Limassol Liverpool London Manchester Monaco Newcastle Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum from noncontentious advisory and transactional work to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade through to retail insurance marine health education manufacturing public sector and banking and financial services.

Job role: Costs Draftsperson

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:30 37.5 hours per week)

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Costs Health Business Group

Location: Liverpool / Manchester

Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or backup care per year
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

This role provides the opportunity to join one of the fastest growing teams in Hill Dickinson. The Health team have been growing yearonyear with a team of over 150 lawyers and national coverage we are one of the leading firms providing legal advice and support to the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.

Introduction to the team:

The Costs Team are built up of experienced costs litigation professionals based nationally. With extensive experience of dealing with high value costs ligation costs budgeting appeals group litigation and technical challenges. Our experienced advocates regularly attend national court hearings across the country.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management of a caseload including schedules of costs bills of costs and negotiating costs to settlement
• The role involves dealing predominantly with adverse costs claims on multi track matters.
• This role requires a selfstarter with the confidence to work autonomously working on files from start to finish.

What are we looking for:

Important criteria:

• Experience of handling your own caseload
• Drafting points of dispute
• IT literate particularly Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of the CPR and legislation
• Excellent communication organisation and research skills
• Adherence to guidelines and procedures
• Ability to work as a team and independently

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Clinical negligence costs experience

If you dont meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson we encourage you to submit an application and if successful we can help you develop along the way.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age gender gender identity ethnic origin disability sexual orientation marital or transgender status nationality religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier so you are able to perform at your best please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

Values

Trust Respect Innovation Collaboration

At Hill Dickinson we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard preemployment screening including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.