Switalskis is an award-winning law firm listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025.

Established in 1993 by Stephen Switalski, we began with a focus on child care law and criminal law from a single office in Wakefield. Since then we’ve expanded to 11 locations employing approximately 400 people who provide a wide array of specialist legal services.

A career at Switalskis means being part of a firm that cares and is here for you. We’re dynamic and progressive, and we never stand still. Last year we were crowned Large Firm of the Year at The Yorkshire Legal Awards and named in the top 50 fastest growing companies in Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Growth Index.

The Role

We’re seeking a Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsperson to join our growing in-house team, supporting costs recovery across our Claimant departments. You’ll be primarily focused on drafting Bills of Costs to a high standard, ensuring maximum, accurate, and compliant cost recovery for our clients.

This is a great opportunity for someone with at least 2 years’ experience (or more) in either a Claimant or Defendant environment, who excels in accurate and precise Bill drafting. While this is the core focus, we welcome applications from those with broader experience across costs work.

We value continuous professional development, and offer clear opportunities for progression and sponsored qualification as a Costs Lawyer within a supportive team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft detailed, accurate Bills of Costs across a wide range of case types including: Personal Injury, Brain and Spinal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Child Abuse.
• Prepare Schedules of Costs for trial, Create cost estimates to support applications for payments on account of costs
• Opportunity to run a full caseload of costs negotiations, budgeting, advisory work, and advocacy

Skills and Experience

• Qualified Costs Lawyer or Costs Draftsman (we are open to all levels of experience)
• Strong background in Bill drafting
• In-depth knowledge of CPR rules
• Excellent attention to detail
• Organised and proactive, with the ability to meet deadlines
• A strong team player who communicates clearly and supports colleagues

Working Arrangements

This is a hybrid role with flexibility, but the successful candidate must be able to attend the office at least 1 day per week in either our Bradford or Doncaster office.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Switalskis is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.