Senior Costs Manager
The Role
We are working with a leading legal client who is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Costs Manager to join their established Costs team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Costs Lawyer with strong commercial disputes experience to take on a senior position, providing strategic costs advice, supporting fee-earning teams, and contributing to the continued development of the costs function.
The successful candidate will play a key role in advising on costs and litigation funding matters, managing costs processes, supporting internal stakeholders, and helping to drive best practice across the department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing specialist costs support and advice to one or more fee-earning teams.
- Advising on costs, litigation funding, and related issues where appropriate.
- Supporting the preparation and review of retainer and funding documentation.
- Preparing internal and external costs budgets and estimates.
- Undertaking active costs management and monitoring budgets using costs management systems.
- Supporting reporting, analysis, and strategic advice across the business.
- Drafting formal Bills of Costs, Statements of Costs, and assisting with the detailed assessment process.
- Advising on inter partes costs and solicitor-own-client costs matters.
- Supporting the development and performance of junior members of the Costs team.
- Creating and maintaining costs guidance documents, templates, and best practice resources.
- Delivering internal training and supporting knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Raising the profile of the Costs team internally and externally.
- Representing the organisation at seminars, conferences, training events, and industry forums.
- Contributing to thought leadership content, technical updates, and industry publications.
- Supporting the ongoing development and implementation of the department’s business strategy.
- Working collaboratively with Costs Lawyers, Costs Draftsmen, and fee earners.
- Previous experience working as a qualified Costs Lawyer.
- Strong experience handling commercial disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and complex/group litigation matters.
- Excellent technical knowledge of costs and litigation funding.
- A commercially focused and solutions-driven approach.
- Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels.
- Strong attention to detail and sound judgement.
- Ability to work independently while contributing positively as part of a wider team.
- A proactive approach with a passion for delivering high-quality costs support.
Working pattern: Permanent, full-time, hybrid working available.
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