Costs Lawyer

Costs Lawyer

Location: Manchester

Salary: £45,000 to £65,000 + bonus and benefits

Experience: Costs experience within disputes (junior to mid-level)

Our client is looking to recruit a Costs Lawyer into its specialist Costs Team, supporting the wider Disputes Group in Manchester. This is a great opportunity for a forward-thinking costs professional who enjoys technically strong work and wants broad exposure across commercial, finance, real estate, construction, insolvency and IP disputes. The team supports high-value matters and is known for delivering commercially focused, practical advice.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting all stages of detailed assessment, including drafting bills, points of dispute and points of reply, and assisting with hearings
• Supporting costs management work, including drafting precedent H budgets, precedent R discussion reports, and precedent T forms for budget variations
• Preparing N260 schedules of costs for summary assessments
• Assisting with schedules of costs for payments on account and for arbitrations
• Supporting settlement strategy by helping prepare advice on settlement parameters
• Liaising with fee earners across the Disputes Group to manage expectations and support efficient delivery
• Ensuring compliance with relevant procedural rules and regulations
• Managing multiple deadlines and delivering accurate work within agreed timeframes

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Strong understanding of legal costs assessment and costs management processes
• Experience assisting with costs drafting and costs documentation (including detailed assessment work)
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management
• Confidence working across multiple workstreams and meeting deadlines
• Clear communication style and a collaborative approach

Desirable

• Experience supporting on complex, high-value disputes
• Interest in innovation and legal technology to improve efficiency and accuracy

What's On Offer

• Salary of £45,000 to £65,000 + bonus and benefits
• High-calibre work across a broad disputes practice
• Supportive, collaborative culture with strong investment in development
• Structured training, mentoring and progression support
• A genuinely inclusive environment with active networks and a focus on belonging

Working Arrangements

Manchester. Full-time, permanent role.

All applications will be handled in strict confidence.