Introduction To The Team

The Costs Team are built up of experienced costs litigation professionals based nationally. With extensive experience of dealing with high value costs litigation, costs budgeting, appeals, group litigation and technical challenges. Our experienced advocates regularly attend national court hearings across the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of a caseload including schedules of costs, bills of costs and negotiating costs to settlement
• The role involves dealing predominantly with adverse costs claims on multi track matters.
• This role requires a self-starter with the confidence to work autonomously, working on files from start to finish.

What Are We Looking For

Important criteria:

• Experience of handling your own caseload
• Drafting points of dispute
• IT literate, particularly Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of the CPR and legislation
• Excellent communication, organisation and research skills
• Adherence to guidelines and procedures
• Ability to work as a team and independently

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.