Cost Draftsperson

Overview

Role: Cost Draftsperson

Location: Birmingham/Hybrid

Looking for a place where you can grow your costs career, feel supported, and enjoy real work-life balance? You’ve found it. As one of the UK's fastest-growing law firms specialising in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury, we offer the opportunity to work on high-quality, meaningful cases while shaping cost strategies that directly support access to justice for our clients. We are on the lookout for a driven and detail-focused Cost Draftsperson to join the team.

In this pivotal role, you will prepare and manage detailed costs budgets and bills of costs, ensuring that costs are accurately drafted and recovered in line with the latest legal standards. You will work closely with our legal teams, providing essential support and contributing to the firm’s success by maximising cost recoveries and advising on cost-related strategies. With a flexible hybrid working model and vibrant, modern offices, you’ll enjoy collaborative teamwork and real work-life balance.

Here, your expertise will be valued, your development supported, and your contribution recognised. If you have sharp drafting skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and a passion for getting results, this is your chance to make a real impact both in your career and in the lives of those we represent.

Fletchers Offers

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, with option to purchase up to 3 extra days per year (up to long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment)
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
• A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

• Preparation of detailed bills of costs, costs schedules and costs estimates
• Review of opponents points of dispute and preparation of replies
• Preparation of costs budgets
• Reviewing opponents costs budgets, preparing BDRs, Precedent Ts and negotiating
• Potential to attend CCMC hearings
• Ensure the quality of work produced is to the highest standard
• Manage daily workloads and meet service level agreements
• Work to deadlines and prioritise matters to ensure targets are delivered
• Keep the client regularly updated on current matters
• Maintain good working relationships with internal colleagues
• Maximise the firm’s profitability while maintaining high client care standards
• Adhere to the firm’s policies
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the business

• Proven experience of drafting bills of costs and costs budgets
• Experience of Proclaim
• Experience of Cost Master
• Organisational, planning and communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good general IT skills
• Time management
• Ability to use initiative
• Working effectively within a team
• Attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation. We work across England, with offices in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton and Cambridge.

We offer hybrid and flexible working practices balancing home work with time in modern offices. We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector and our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a focus on wellbeing and happiness. We invest in development, with opportunities from apprenticeships to professional qualifications to senior roles and Partnership.

We reward high performance with a competitive base pay and bonus structure.

Join us and be part of a law firm that is growing and redefining what it means to work in legal services. Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce; we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to diversity standards and to Disability Confident schemes where applicable.