Experience

HOGANS SOLICITORS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Costs Lawyer

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Responsibilities include preparing all bills for the Family Department including Claim1s, Claim1As and Court bills, preparing claims for submission to the Legal Aid Agency via the online Client and Case Management System (CCMS) and also preparing Court of Protection bills for the Mental Health Department. Responsibilities include preparing all bills for the Family Department including Claim1s, Claim1As and Court bills, preparing claims for submission to the Legal Aid Agency via the online Client and Case Management System (CCMS) and also preparing Court of Protection bills for the Mental Health Department.



FPH Law

• Senior Costs Clerk

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014

  This role involved: managing the costs department in a small legal aid firm, preparing all of the bills for the Family Department including Claim1s, Claim1As, Court bills and high cost case plans, preparing Crown Court bills for the Crime Department and covering absence in the accounts department. This role involved: managing the costs department in a small legal aid firm, preparing all of the bills for the Family Department including Claim1s, Claim1As, Court bills and high cost case plans, preparing Crown Court bills for the Crime Department and covering absence in the accounts department.



Sterling Costs Consultants

• Law Costs Draftsman

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2013

  This role involved; the negotiating of legal costs, drafting of Schedules and Bills of Costs, advising clients and some general office duties. Since starting this role I have learnt how to draft Bills of Costs for personal injury, commercial and publicly funded clients. I have also excelled in the negotiation of legal costs on behalf of both receiving and paying parties. This role involved; the negotiating of legal costs, drafting of Schedules and Bills of Costs, advising clients and some general office duties. Since starting this role I have learnt how to draft Bills of Costs for personal injury, commercial and publicly funded clients. I have also excelled in the negotiation of legal costs on behalf of both receiving and paying parties.



Visual Verification Limitd

• CCTV Operator

  • Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  In this role I worked as part of team that monitors hundreds of sites across the United Kingdom via CCTV, including schools, factories, warehouses and private residences The role required; close attention to detail and excellent concentration over prolonged periods of time, ability to follow procedure in high pressure situations, excellent communication skills, discretion and ability to work to your own initiative, In this role I worked as part of team that monitors hundreds of sites across the United Kingdom via CCTV, including schools, factories, warehouses and private residences The role required; close attention to detail and excellent concentration over prolonged periods of time, ability to follow procedure in high pressure situations, excellent communication skills, discretion and ability to work to your own initiative,



Kingdom Security Limited

• Control Room Operator

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2009

  This involved; liaising with clients, resolving staff issues, roster management, monitoring staff safety calls, completing reports, and alarm monitoring and response. Also clerical work such as answering phones, photocopying, data input, word processing and filing. This involved; liaising with clients, resolving staff issues, roster management, monitoring staff safety calls, completing reports, and alarm monitoring and response. Also clerical work such as answering phones, photocopying, data input, word processing and filing.



FGH Security Limited

• Door Supervisor

  • Nov 2006 - May 2008

  This involved running security at a range of venues varying from night clubs and bars to festivals. Worked as part of a team to ensure safety of customers, and staff, and had to deal with hostile situations on a regular basis. In this role it was important to provide excellent customer service at all times, as dealing with members of the public was a vital part of the role. Learnt conflict management and undertook self defence training. This involved running security at a range of venues varying from night clubs and bars to festivals. Worked as part of a team to ensure safety of customers, and staff, and had to deal with hostile situations on a regular basis. In this role it was important to provide excellent customer service at all times, as dealing with members of the public was a vital part of the role. Learnt conflict management and undertook self defence training.