Trainee Law Costs Draftsperson
- Recruiter
- Godfrey Wright Ltd
- Location
- Manchester (Stockport)
- Salary
- £15k rising to £25k plus bonus on completion of training.
- Posted
- 17 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 15 May 2018
- Sectors
- Graduate & Internship, Legal Graduate, Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Trainee Law Costs Draftsperson.
Applications by CV and hand-written letter to :
S. Wright, Godfrey Wright Ltd, 7-11a Worrall Street, Edgeley, Stockport. SK3 9BE
When a solicitor has successfully concluded litigation we are required to quantify and present the claim for costs in the format of a bill of costs. If (as is usually the case) that claim for costs is disputed we then deal with the matter procedurally through the Court until agreement is reached or the bill of costs is assessed by a Judge.
Starting salary is £15k. Our trainees are provided with full one to one supervision with the expectation that training will be completed in 12 to 18 months, whereupon appointment to the role of Law Costs Draftsperson follows with performance related salary of £25k to £30k + bonus.
Requirements:
- a degree or equivalent, self motivation, an eye for detail, the ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and to summarise information into concise English, computer literacy, the ability to concentrate