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LITIGATION EXECUTIVE / COSTS NEGOTIATOR
NEWPORT
£15,000 - £20,000 (DOE)
My client is a new generation law firm that specialises in managing and defending claims on behalf of insurers and the self-insured. They work for some of the biggest names in insurance and financial services. The Costs Unit are part of the Injury Risk team who act on behalf of all the major composite insurers, dealing with pre-litigation and post-litigation claims for damages and costs. Insurers have recognised the need for their panel firms to have a specialist Costs Unit. This is because claims for costs are as important if not more important than the claim for damages.
The Litigation Executives within the Costs Unit act for one large insurance client, with a focus upon driving through the client's costs strategy and building and strengthening client relationships. This allows the Costs Unit to build strong links and establish good rapport with the clients and claims handlers for whom they act. It ensures that the Costs Unit understand their clients' businesses better, thereby enabling them to both meet and exceed client expectation.
They are looking for bright, confidential individuals with good communication skills to join the Costs Unit. The work will include mainly pre-litigation, but also some post-litigation costs negotiation and costs drafting. Experience of costs claims is preferred although they will provide the appropriate training in dealing with costs claims in accordance with the insurers costs strategy. The team will consist of 18 executives in total.
The Role
- Negotiating claims for costs on Fast track cases.
- You will also have the responsibility for running some of your own files of a lower value, setting strategy on these and negotiating settlement/running to assessment.
- Building relationships with client contacts at all levels by way of client visits and by telephone.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing within the Costs Unit and Injury Risk practice.
- Conduct work in line with client protocols, exceeding Cost Unit benchmarks and providing timely and accurate management information and billing.
The Person
- Knowledge and previous experience of costs work an advantage but not essential as training will be provided;
- Client focused with an ability to build strong relationships with clients and Third Party contacts at all levels;
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure, dealing confidently with changing and conflicting priorities;
- Confident communicator and negotiator;
- Quality and customer service orientated;
- Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision;
- Strong analytical skills;
- An awareness of case law and ongoing procedural legislative changes;
- Ability to respond appropriately to new client instructions or strategies;
- Flexible with an ability to adapt to rapid change, both internally and in the context of clients' businesses;
- Team player with a collegiate approach to knowledge sharing and problem solving, particular in the case of multi-site clients which are supported across the team
We are unable to accept any more applications from LPC/BVC Graduates with less that one year since the course was completed. Interested parties should apply with their CV to Justin via legaljobs@legalpeople.co.uk. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Due to the anticipated volume of applications, please assume that you have not been successful if you have not been contacted within 14 days of submission of your CV. For the avoidance of doubt, Legal People is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.