Costs Draftsperson / Costs Negotiator / High-value complex costs / Clinical Negligence – to £45,000

Costs Negotiator / Costs Draftsperson – Liverpool

Costs Negotiator / Draftsperson –  The Liverpool costs team is looking for experienced cost negotiators with previous high-value healthcare litigation experience to join the growing Liverpool city centre team. This is a fantastic role, focusing on clinical negligence related matters.

Role in brief

• Job title: Costs Negotiator / Draftsperson
• Location: Liverpool
• Salary: £30,000 – £45,000
• Reports to: Partner
• Previous Experience: Proven experience of defendant costs work ideally high value complex matters such as clinical negligence / healthcare litigation.

High-value matters such as clinical negligence / birth injury

The successful candidate will focus on high-value costs work such as birth injury cases and other clinical negligence work. The firm is looking for someone with proven experience as a Costs Negotiator / Draftsperson. The team receives files concerning complex matters including medical negligence, high-value healthcare as well as commercial work including professional indemnity work.

Applicants should be proficient in all the usual responsibilities such as drafting points of dispute and points of reply. Furthermore, the successful candidate should:

i) demonstrate excellent negotiation skills;

ii) work efficiently in a target driven environment;

iii) possess strong attention to detail; and

iv) work effectively as part of a busy team.

A thriving department

The Liverpool Costs Team is a thriving department attracting the best talent in the insurance market. The role is designed to be challenging, yet rewarding within an environment that is supportive and collegiate and offers the best training of any of the top tier defendant firms.

Our client is committed to creating and maintaining a supportive environment where fee earners are afforded the flexibility to allow them to benefit from a genuine work/life balance.

A strong commitment to staff and ongoing development

Furthermore, they have always maintained a strong commitment to staff and their on-going training and development. The firm has developed an excellent internal career programme designed to encourage its staff to continue to grow and achieve.