Experience

Cost Law Services

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Costs Draftsman

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  My duties at CLS involve preparing Bill of Costs and Costs Budgets in Court of Protection, Children Law, Clinical Negligence, Commercial Litigation, Family, Housing & Property Litigation, Immigration, Judicial Review, and Personal Injury matters.Main Duties and Responsibilities: - Drafting 3 or 6 column Inter Partes Bills.- Drafting Points of Dispute / Replies for costs. - Conducting Negotiations.- Complete post-assessment work.- Complete Legal Aid Claims (Claim 1’s / Claim 1a’s / Claim 2’s).- Liaise and advise fee earners and support staff in relation to the variety of legal costs matters.- Drafting Cost Budgets & Statement of Costs for summary assessment,- Drafting of estimates of costs to accompany Allocation Questionnaires and Pre-Trial Checklists.- Drafting high cost case plans,- Corresponding with third parties, experts, counsel etc.- Submitting Client applications to the Legal Aid Agency via Client and Cost Management System. - Maintaining accurate time costing procedures on inter partes negotiations. - Ensuring compliance with bill / case management system.



Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK)

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee Law Costs Draftsman (Compass Costs Solutions)

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2020

  Main Duties and Responsibilities:- Preparing detailed bills of solicitors legal costs.- Drafting N260 Costs Schedules.- Manage own caseload of work.- Prepare legal documents.- Update case management software.- Maintain and promote relationships with Client’s. - Be readily available to answer all Client queries.- Assessing each file to conclude how much the Client is likely to recover at detailed assessment proceedings. - Ability to prioritise urgent work and meet tight deadlines.- Negotiate legal costs with the Defendants.

• Paralegal in Noise Induced Hearing Loss (Industrial Disease)

  • Nov 2016 - Apr 2018



Hugh James

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Paralegal in Involegal Nursing Care Department

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  Main Duties and Responsibilities:- File handler (80 cases).- Required to do 7 significant piece of work each month i.e. appeals.- Take Witness Statements from care homes, Client’s and any witnesses.- Attend Independent Review Panel meeting when required.- Chase reimbursement calculations and do the billing.- Liaise with NHS health board on a regular basis.- Chase care homes / GP for Client’s medical records.- AGE Cymru Charity assistance.



CORDNER LEWIS SOLICITORS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment

• Paralegal in Clinical Negligence Department

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

  Main Duties and Responsibilities:- Draft Letter of Approach to Medical Expert. - Draft Letter of Claim to Defendant Trust. - Taking Witness Statements from Client’s followed by drafting the Statement into a legal document. - Requesting and reviewing medical records. - Liaising with Client’s on a daily basis. - Producing Case Abandoned Report via ARAG Form.- Searching for medical experts via APIL, AvMA or Expert Directory. Referring Client’s for medical examination. Instructing medical experts to produce medical reports on causation, condition and prognosis and breach of duty. - Explaining Conditional Fee Agreement to Client’s and the claims process.



NewLaw Solicitors

• Legal Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Operational Administrator in CIQ Costs Department

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Main Duties and Responsibilities:- Ensure accurate data is maintained through the costs management system and reporting. - Allocate cost files to the draftsman under guidance from the senior law costs draftsman when considering the level of seniority, complexity and value. - Monitor and manage own compliance with targets in respect of income. - Assist Costs Draftsman with the production of correspondence and documents.



STAR LOANS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services

• Customer Service Advisor

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2014

  Main Duties and Responsibilities:Worked in inbound and outbound sales. - Discussing client's needs, recommending the best loan products, helping customers put together a complete loan package and working with the underwriting team throughout the loan process.- Handling Customer complaints and issuing refunds.- Administrative work.