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Job title: Senior Costs Manager
Reporting to: Costs Director
Department: Costs
Purpose of role: To advise and assist internally on cost issues
Hours: Permanent, full-time, hybrid
Reviewed: July 2026
Job responsibilities:
- Primary responsibility for the provision of costs services to one or more fee-earning groups with annual budgets exceeding £5 million.
- Advising on cost and litigation funding issues where appropriate.
- Advising on the drafting of retainer and other funding documents when necessary.
- Preparing internal and external cost budgets/estimates.
- Undertaking active costs management and monitoring budgets through Cosine Software.
- Assisting the Risk and Funding Committee and Senior Cost Analyst with the delivery of reporting, analysis and advice.
- Drafting formal bill of costs, statement of costs and assisting with the detailed assessment process.
- Advising on inter partes costs and solicitor own client issues.
- Monitor and manage the financial performance of Cost Associates and Cost Paralegals, ensuring consistent achievement of departmental KPIs.
- Draft and maintain costs-related information documents, quick reference guides (QRGs), templates and best-practice resources.
- Taking lead in internal and external training initiatives.
- Strengthen the profile of the Costs Department both internally and externally.
- Represent the firm through seminars, conferences, training events and industry forums.
- Produce thought leadership material, including journal articles, guidance notes and technical publications.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the department's business plan.
- Team working with other Cost Lawyers, Cost Draftsmen and Litigation fee earners.
- Undertaking any other reasonable duties as requested.
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Qualifications & Experience:
- Previous experience as a qualified Costs Lawyer.
- Experience of dealing with commercial disputes (litigation, arbitration and competition appeals tribunal work) including group litigation.
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General skills:
- Commercially minded and solutions-focused.
- Well organised, uses initiative, prioritises appropriately, applies self, shows attention to detail, manages own workload and meets deadlines.
- Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills (respectful, positive, articulate, professional and sympathetic).
- Delivers helpful internal services with a “can do” approach, shows commercial awareness and represents the department/firm appropriately.
- Shares information and ideas.
- Accepts and follows instructions, listens, makes notes, questions appropriately, co operates.
- Shows sound judgement and decision-making skills; acts within boundaries.
- Shows commitment, passion and enthusiasm.
- Is a respectful, reliable and supportive team player.
- Reflects the firm’s culture.
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Skills
Costs Management
Litigation Funding
Budgeting
Cosine Software
Bill Of Costs Drafting
Detailed Assessment Process
Commercial Disputes
Team Leadership
KPI Management
Technical Writing
Interpersonal Communication
Stakeholder Management
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