Costs Lawyer About the Opportunity An award-winning and growing legal practice is seeking an experienced Costs Lawyer to join its established in-house Costs and Billing Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a legal costs professional to join a supportive and collaborative environment where expertise is valued, professional development is encouraged, and career progression opportunities are readily available. The successful candidate will work closely with a variety of legal departments, providing specialist costs support across a broad range of litigation matters while managing their own caseload from inception through to conclusion. The Role You will be responsible for delivering a high-quality costs service across multiple practice areas, working closely with fee earners and legal teams to maximise costs recovery and ensure compliance with relevant procedures. Key responsibilities include: Managing your own legal costs caseload from instruction through to conclusion Preparing Bills of Costs, including electronic bills where required Drafting Costs Budgets, Replies, and Points of Dispute Conducting negotiations and advocacy relating to costs matters Advising colleagues on costs-related issues and strategy Building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal legal teams Ensuring compliance with departmental procedures and service standards Managing deadlines and prioritising workload effectively Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of costs law, procedure, and relevant developments Supporting the wider team through collaboration and knowledge sharing The role offers exposure to a broad range of work across multiple disciplines, including high-value and complex litigation matters. Candidate Profile Applications are welcomed from experienced Costs Lawyers and legal costs professionals who can demonstrate: A minimum of 5 years' experience within a legal costs role Strong technical knowledge of costs law and procedure Experience preparing Bills of Costs, Costs Budgets, Replies, and Points of Dispute Advocacy and negotiation experience Excellent organisational and time management skills Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively Strong communication and stakeholder management skills A proactive, approachable, and commercially aware mindset Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a team environment The following would be advantageous: Experience within claimant litigation environments Familiarity with legal costs software such as CostMaster and/or Proclaim Previous supervisory, mentoring, or team leadership experience What's on Offer Competitive salary package Performance-related bonus scheme Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays Pension scheme Death in service benefit Healthcare and wellbeing support Employee assistance programme Referral incentive scheme Regular social and networking events Comprehensive training and development opportunities Clear career progression pathways Supportive and collaborative culture