Costs Lawyer

The role

HFW is seeking a Costs Lawyer with 5+ years of experience to join its Litigation practice in London. This role will manage a diverse caseload of civil and commercial disputes, focusing on legal costs from inception to recovery.

What you'll do

• Prepare Schedules of Costs/ Statements of Costs/Bills of Costs before all divisions of the High Court, Court of Appeal, Arbitrations Tribunals, Supreme Court, Privy Council and County Courts
• Conduct detailed assessment proceedings to include drafting Points of Dispute and Replies
• Prepare Summary Assessment Statements of Costs
• Advise on security for costs applications and draft supporting schedules of costs/drafting response submissions to schedules of costs served
• Prepare client estimates, Precedent H/Z Costs budgets, Precedent R budget discussion reports, Precedent T and advise fee earners on the same
• Advise on costs orders/awards to be made and draft supporting/opposing submissions
• Provide a general advisory service to the partnership/fee earners on contentious costs
• Advise on and negotiate with counsels’ clerks as to brief fees
• Maintain costs “library” of cases/ preparing updates to the firms disputes teams on costs related issues
• Undertake any other ad hoc duties as may be required

What we're looking for