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Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)

Location: Birmingham

Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)

Location: Birmingham

Description

We are currently accepting applications for an experienced lawyer with at least five years receiving party costs experience to supervise the costs statement receiving party team. The successful candidate will directly supervise up to 3 lawyers specialising in receiving party work, including the drafting of costs statements, bills and budgets.

Currently the costs product has two Partners, five Legal Directors and two Associates. There are over 50 lawyers dealing with all aspects of costs litigation, including Solicitors, Chartered Legal Executives, Costs Lawyers and Paralegals.

The costs product comprises several distinct teams specialising in a specific area of costs including paying party teams and two complex claims team. There are also two receiving party recovery teams. An opportunity has arisen for a supervisor role for the receiving party team specialising in the drafting of costs statements. This role has product wide responsibility to manage the provision of the costs statement drafting service and will report directly to the Legal Director of the receiving party section.

What you will do?

Receiving party team supervisor specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Handle a case load focusing on recoveries where acting for the receiving party
Supporting the Legal Director of the Receiving Party section with operations and delivery of the receiving party service
Provide line management to a team of up to three receiving party claims lawyers to include performance and technical supervision
Dealing with all aspects of costs recovery, including the drafting of detailed electronic bills
Demonstrate leadership (with support from the Receiving Party Legal Director and other members of the Costs Product Leadership Team) of the provision of the receiving party costs statement service including the management and allocation of new costs statement instructions
Acting as a point of contact for clients, demonstrating a level of knowledge and skill commensurate with experience
Ensuring full compliance with clients' SLAs and DAC Beachcroft's internal protocols
Assume responsibility for quality control and benchmark compliance on own caseload, including accuracy and timeliness of management reporting and information
Ensure strict and ongoing adherence to benchmark standards in all work undertaken.
Demonstrating a high level of financial management in respect of own files
To hit, maintain and apply a consistent approach to all individual targets of chargeable time, financial performance, realisation rates, settlement rates and average claim spend.
Achieve a minimum budgeted annual target of around 1250 chargeable hours per year based upon a full time lawyer
Exercise full compliance with DAC Beachcroft protocols on billing and credit control and demonstrate a high level of financial management in respect of own files.
Supporting marketing and business development activity within the team e.g. attending marketing events and client training
Maintain an awareness of the firm's strategies and plans.
Maintaining and developing technical knowledge through attendance at training sessions, reading appropriate publications
Handle confidential information in line with the firm's data security protocol

Who you are

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced receiving party lawyer to develop their career by managing a specific service delivery (costs statements) and supervise a team of lawyers (currently three).

At least five years and preferably in excess of ten years experience dealing with costs recovery arising from litigation to include drafting replies, budgets, budget discussion reports, schedules of costs and detailed bills of costs
Recent and extensive experience of drafting detailed electronic phased bills preferable
Experience of supervision of other lawyers or being able to demonstrate technical leadership preferable
Experience of operational management in a costs recovery context preferable
The nature of the costs statement service (over 100 instructions to be allocated per month and often short deadlines) makes the role unsuitable for a part-time lawyer. Ideally, this is a full-time position with good availability during ‘core’ office hours required. No less than 4 days per week will be considered but full-time ideal and preferable.
The role is fully compatible with 100% remote working from home.
Qualified Costs Lawyer, Legal Executive or Solicitor (although applicants that can demonstrate extensive experience who are not qualified will be considered)
Confident negotiator, who can communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form
IT literate with a good working knowledge of Excel and Word. Previous knowledge or experience of a case management system would be an advantage but is not essential
Willingness to follow a process driven system, working within set parameters.
Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
Able to demonstrate strong team working skills and that they are a flexible and self-motivated team player
Have excellent organisational skills and able to effectively prioritise and organise a workload/tasks
Experience of working within a pressurised and deadline driven environment
Have an ability to adopt a commercial perspective to legal issues rather than a purely academic approach
Able to produce work to a high standard, with excellent attention to detail

What's in it for you?

High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://jobs.dacbeachcroft.com/whats-in-it-for-you/
A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
In person and remote social events
Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.

Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).

Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.

For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

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Job function
Legal
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