Costs Lawyer - Personal Injury

Costs Solicitor – Personal Injury

Location: Cardiff
Contract: Permanent, Full -time
Hours: 35 hours, Monday – Friday,9am – 5pm
Start Date: ASAP

Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitiousCosts Lawyer to join us
in our Cardiff office as part of our growing Personal Injury team. The
successful candidate will work with a high degree of autonomy to deliver
specialist costs support across a varied caseload, while also helping shape and
develop our costs function in collaboration with colleagues across the firm.

Redkite Solicitors has been trusted to provide exceptional
legal advice to individuals, families, and businesses since 1898. As a
progressive, full -service law firm, we’re driven by growth and innovation,
continuously expanding our reach to meet the diverse needs of our clients. With
nearly 300 dedicated professionals, we’re proud to be recognised as an employer
of choice, with a number of our lawyers recognised in both Legal 500 and
Chambers, reflecting the strength and quality of our expertise. Our ongoing
commitment to excellence and expansion ensures Redkite remains at the forefront
of the legal sector.

Candidates should be aware that their first
day of employment may be based at an alternative Redkite office within our
network, for group onboarding. A willingness to travel and spend the day away
from your usual place of work is therefore required.

What Will
You Be Doing?

•       Manage a varied caseload of costs matters across
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims, supporting cases from budgeting
through to recovery.

•        Prepare Bills of Costs, Costs Budgets (Precedent
H), Budget Discussion Reports (Precedent R), Precedent S documents, and other
key costs -related documentation.

•        Draft and respond to Points of Dispute and Points
of Reply, ensuring compliance with CPR, case law, and costs management
protocols.

•        Negotiate costs settlements with opponents, third
parties, and costs firms, while advising fee earners and partners on costs
strategy and recovery.

•        Attend Detailed Assessment hearings and CCMCs where
required, including preparing hearing bundles, statements of costs, and
supporting documentation.

•           Provide guidance and support to colleagues on costs
issues and best practices, while contributing to training, reporting, and the
continuous development of costs processes across the firm.

Who We’re
Looking For:

•           Qualified
Costs Lawyer and experience handling costs matters within Personal Injury and
Clinical Negligence claims.

•           Strong
technical knowledge of costs law and procedure, including costs budgeting,
detailed assessment, dispute resolution, and recovery processes, with excellent
drafting, negotiation, and advocacy skills.

•           Confident
advising fee earners and stakeholders on costs strategy, with strong
communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships
across the firm.

•           Experience
using costs software and case management systems, with familiarity with Costs
Master considered advantageous.

•           Proactive,
organised, and self -motivated, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to
contribute to the growth and development of a costs function.

What’s In It For You?

We’re committed to creating a supportive, collaborative,
and high -performing legal team. You’ll be joining colleagues who are not only
legally excellent but also commercially astute and down -to -earth. We value
trust, teamwork and excellence, and offer an environment where you can grow and
succeed.

• A
  collaborative, friendly working environment with regular team connection
  days
  
• Generous
  annual leave (plus additional days with length of service)
  
• Option
  to buy or sell annual leave
  
• Life
  Assurance
  
• Redkite
  Rewards scheme
  
• Pension
  Scheme
  
• Contributions
  to gym membership
  
• Career
  development and learning support
  

... and much more

How to
Apply

If you’re
ready to make a difference in a positive and dynamic environment, we’d love to
hear from you.

At Redkite,
we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace
where everyone is valued. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including
gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, and
neurodiversity. We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments throughout
the recruitment process and beyond to ensure all employees can thrive. If you need any reasonable
adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we
will be happy to support you. We believe that diversity strengthens our team
and helps us better serve our clients.