Job Description

About Kulachi Solicitors

Kulachi Solicitors is a UK-based law firm specialising in

immigration

and

litigation

services, offering tailored legal support to individuals, businesses, and organisations.

We are a fully SRA-regulated practice with full authority to conduct all legal services.

Our team is committed to excellence, integrity, and client-focused solutions, and we pride ourselves on combining technical legal knowledge with personalised service.

Role Summary

You will draft, review, and negotiate legal costs documentation across a range of legal matters. You will advise on cost strategy, manage cost recovery, support fee-earners, and contribute to developing best practices within the new Legal Costing Department.

Key Responsibilities

Draft

bills of costs

, cost schedules, points of dispute / reply Prepare and negotiate

costs budgets

(e.g. Precedent H, cost management documents) Handle

detailed assessments

, court submissions, correspondence, and settlement negotiations Advise solicitors / fee-earners on cost strategy, funding, cost recoverability and risks Liaise with clients, counsel, and opposing parties on cost issues Use cost software tools, maintain cost records, review disbursements Monitor cost items, reconcile adjustments, ensure accuracy Stay up to date with Civil Procedure Rules, costs law, and court practice Help design and refine processes, train junior staff, and contribute to department development
Person Specification / Requirements

Essential:

Significant experience in legal costs drafting (bills, budgets, assessment work) Strong drafting, analytical, numerical, and negotiation skills Good knowledge of costs procedure and Civil Procedure Rules Ability to manage multiple files, meet deadlines, work precisely Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal / costs software

Desirable / Advantageous:

Exposure to Legal Aid / publicly funded costs work Experience with complex or high value cost matters Supervisory / training experience Membership / progression toward the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL)

Knowledge of CostMaster

Solid working knowledge of

CostsMaster Draftsman

(or equivalent costs drafting software) Experience importing time entries from external systems, assigning work to phases/parts, editing cost grids, handling disbursements, and generating output (Word, PDF, Excel) CostsMaster+1 Familiarity with mapping templates, resolving rounding/discrepancy issues, and producing electronic bills, budgets, and cost documents via CostMaster

What We Offer

Competitive salary + benefits (pension, bonus, health, etc.) Professional development and training in legal costs law Clear career path into senior costs roles or leadership in the Legal Costing Department A supportive working culture and potential hybrid / flexible working options

Location:

[London / Hybrid / Remote]

Hours:

Full time, 37.5 hours/week

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Croydon CR0 2LX