We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Business / Finance graduates to join our legal team as a Costs Litigation Assistant. Don’t worry you don’t need to have experience in law! We believe that your Business Management degree experience will give you a great foundation to build on.
We provide full training on all aspects of the role. You’ll have access to structured training from your Line Manager, mentorship from experienced colleagues, and ongoing support from your work Buddy.
You will get involved in
- Preparation of costs schedules for trial.
- Counting and drafting breakdowns of costs at case conclusion, to assist with recovery of costs from between the parties to litigation and to assist with calculating client charges.
- Liaising with service providers to our clients such as barristers to ascertain final fees and fee estimates.
- Preparation of risk assessments.
- Making telephone calls to progress cases in terms of costs negotiations and payments on account of cost.
- Assisting with the preparation of cost budgets.
- Reviewing the work done for the client and preparing chronologies and descriptions of the steps taken.
We offer a Salary is £28,500 per annum, as well as a monthly commission of £200 if targets are achieved.
We have a cohort of Costs Litigation Assistants starting on Monday 8th June 2026. If you are available to start full time from then, we would love to hear from you.
We set you up to succeed
We provide full training through our Costs Training Programme on all aspects of the role. A Costs Litigation Assistant works with the costs team and solicitors to manage the financial side of legal cases. This includes preparing, checking and negotiating costs, bills and schedules (which are lists of expenses). They also help make sure the firm recovers the money it’s owed.
Training will be given in new starter groups and one to one at your desk (both in person and over MS Teams).
We are committed to providing our employees with the guidance and resources they need to succeed in their roles and advance their careers.
We deliver on progression
This role has great career progression routes such as:
- Trainee Costs Draftsperson: A tailored in-house training programme rotating throughout the three different costs roles (file handling, technical bill drafting and budgeting)
- Trainee ACL lawyer, which is a formal qualification from the Association of Cost Lawyers for those who haven’t completed a law degree.
- Solicitors Training Contract to qualify as a Solicitor for those who have completed a law degree.
What we are looking for
- A degree such as Business / Finance or other similar degree.
- GCSE Maths & English at C grade or above.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- The ability to produce work that is highly accurate with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to assess and analyse both numerical and written information.
- Be highly motivated, with the ability to work under pressure.
- The ability to work under your own initiative.
- Have a working knowledge of IT systems like Microsoft Office packages.
