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Costs Draftsperson - Nottingham

Nottingham

The role

Family Law Group is a leading firm of family law Solicitors specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation child arrangements, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, cohabitation disputes, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.

The firm is looking for a Costs Draftsperson to join the team in the Nottingham office.

The ideal candidate should be self-motivated, forward thinking, professional, consistent, and confidential always.

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About Family Law Group

We are a dynamic national law firm who specialise in all areas of family law and provide the very best advice to both private and legally aided clients. We believe that every client should be treated as if they are our only client, by listening to their concerns, understanding their needs, always being approachable and supporting them through difficult times.

We are an established legal practice with a diverse workforce spread out over 10 offices, specialising in all areas of family law including divorce & separation, child arrangements & social services, care proceedings, matrimonial finance & property, mediation, collaborative law, forced marriage and domestic abuse injunctions.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ambitious, able to learn quickly and work diligently and professionally in pursuit of our clients’ instructions. You should be capable of prioritising work in such a way as to ensure that the firm’s caseload is progressed efficiently and so, excellent clerical, communication and administration skills will be required. The role involves other necessary tasks to aid in the progression and management of client cases.

In return you will be joining an exceptional team and a firm that has clear values and principles in place to enable its lawyers to achieve the best possible outcomes for their clients.

We offer all our employees the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm and provide these opportunities through training, support, and bespoke legal events. You will be joining a team that is headed up by some of the leading lawyers in this specialist area of law.

Key requirements

·      A minimum of 1 year experience in drafting Legal Aid Bills;

·      Knowledge of working with Costs Master Software;

·      Knowledge of preparing claims for costs through the CCMS online portal;

·      Competent computer literacy skills;

·      Ability to work in pressurised and highly motivated team environment;

·      Able to demonstrate the ability of working on your own initiative with minimal supervision;

·      Ability to respond appropriately to rapid changes in working schedules and prioritise;

·      Excellent communication skills with individuals of all levels;

·      Committed and hardworking.

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Within the role you will be expected to proactively support the Billing Team in their legal work.

Due to this role being varied and face paced it is imperative that you are experienced in areas including:-

·      Preparing fixed fee claims to be uploaded onto CCMS

·      Drafting exceptional Legal Aid bills to be assessed by the LAA;

·      Preparing High Cost Case plans;

·      Preparing bundles to accompany bills and submitting them to the LAA;

·      Liaising with Counsel’s Chambers in order to obtain fee notes for Counsel;

·      Liaising with experts in order to obtain possible missing disbursements;

·      Liaising with fee earners and addressing any concerns which may be identified whilst preparing a bill;

·      Uploading documents onto CCMS in a timely manner as per LAA requests;

·      Responding to any online queries sent by the LAS;

·      Providing advice to fee earners regarding current cost limitations;

·      Dealing with any rejected claims;

·      Preparing appeals for any reductions/rejections where appropriate;

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What we offer

  • Ongoing training and professional development, with access to extensive training material via MBL
  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday each     year
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Membership of Employee Ownership Trust and bonus scheme after qualifying period
  • Great company events, including an annual weekend conference where all 10 offices get together
  • Employee Assistance Programme with advice and counselling available 24/7 via the telephone or via the My Healthy Advantage App
  • Medicash Healthcare Cover
  • The opportunity to join an ever-growing Diverse and Inclusive Team with an excellent company culture
  • The chance to take part in firmwide Charity Fundraising Events

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How to apply

To apply please submit your CV and covering letter via Indeed or email over to Katy Quinn, HR Assistant: katy.quinn@familylawgroup.co.uk

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