Job Description

Civil and Commercial Costs Ltd are a Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 ranked legal costs consultancy firm. We are one of the largest costs consultancies in the UK with offices in Manchester and London, acting in all areas of costs law including catastrophic personal injury, commercial litigation, clinical negligence, court of protection, Immigration and Judicial Review (including Legal Aid matters) and financial litigation.

We are currently looking for the next generation of emerging talent to complement our existing teams in Manchester and London.

The successful candidate will receive comprehensive in-house training in order to learn the essential skills that will enable them to become responsible for:

Providing dedicated costs support to all clients. Preparing and submitting claims for costs for assessment. Negotiating successful settlements (Claimant and Defendant)
Beginning in July 2025, we expect this years intake will be proficient in the following key tasks by the end of Year 1:

Key Tasks (Month 1 to 6)

Drafting Bills for assessment by the court. Preparing Costs Estimates and Schedules. Liaising and advising clients in regard to their cost claims. Negotiating successful settlement of costs.
Following on from this, training will continue, further developing the skills obtained and pushing each trainee one step closer to possessing all of the tools required to become a fully-fledged costs draftsman.

Key Tasks (Month 6 to 12)

Preparing Costs Budgets and Discussion Reports Preparing Precedent T budget variations Drafting Points of Dispute and Replies to Points of Dispute. Preparing applications for Interim payments Preparing and issuing proceedings (Part 8) Advising clients in regard to discrete costs issues
Throughout the training; assessments, appraisals and constructive feedback will be provided. You will also be provided with support from colleagues including from members of the team that began their career with us as trainees, therefore ensuring that they are able to relate to your experiences, having been there themselves.

Benefits

With a host of benefits available from a competitive starting salary to group health insurance, we know we're the right fit for you. Some other benefits to working with us include:

22 days annual leave + Bank Holidays Employee Assistance Programme Private Medical Insurance (upon completion of the training scheme) Life Insurance/Death in Service (upon completion of the training scheme) Company pension Dress for your Day Flexible working upon completion of probation (2 to 3 days a week office based) Birthday leave Well-being Day Work social events
Apply now to join our exceptional team and be a part of the exciting changes taking place!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: 22,500.00 to 23,000.00 per year with appraisal and pay review upon successful completion of Year 1.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: Up to 23,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 06/06/2025
Reference ID: Trainee May 25
Expected start date: 07/07/2025