What we do
At Medical Solicitors we help client who have suffered Clinical Negligence to achieve justice and to receive the compensation they deserve. We are specialists aiming to provide the highest standards of client care.
Our team
We are a growing team, expanding across the region with offices in Sheffield, York and Hull,
Caroline Moore, Managing Director, won Partner of Year at the 2020 Legal Awards, and the firm achieved Clinical Negligence Team of the year in 2023, both at the Sheffield Law Society awards. We are Lexcel accredited.
At Medical Solicitors, we are passionate about achieving justice and endeavouring to bring about improvements in the health service by highlighting mistakes.
Your role
We are seeking a skilled senior Costs Lawyer to join our team. This role will involve supporting our fee-earners by, negotiating and budgeting work, statements of costs, supplementary documents for detailed assessment across intermediate and multi-track cases, as well as some drafting of bills (if full-time). There will need to be less bill drafting if part-time as external support will be needed to support the team to cover all billing needed. We are presently a 12 fee-earner team (soon to be 14).
Your role will involve but is not limited to:
- Preparing N260 statements of costs and risk assessments.
- Completing Precedent S and Q documents and initiating Detailed Assessment proceedings.
- Preparing Precedent H, Precedent T and Precedent Z in the costs management process.
- Negotiating costs and if necessary, requesting Provisional/Detailed Assessment.
- Drafting formal bills for inter partes detailed assessment (extent of bill drafting is subject to whether we recruit a part-time or full-time candidate).
- Issue of costs proceedings when necessary.
- Working to WIP targets and adhering to deadlines set by supervisors.
What are we looking for from you?
- Legal qualification desirable.
- 7+ years experience plus in costs drafting within claimant personal injury sector.
- Proficient in drafting Bills of Costs and, preferably, Precedent H, R, and Q, and finalising bills in Multi Track and budgeted cases.
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Civil Procedures Rules and Detailed Assessment process.
- Experience with Proclaim Case Management System and Costs Master an advantage.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic team environment.
Apply
If this sounds like the role for you and you would like to apply, please submit your up to date CV and a covering letter to our Head of HR Katie Gill at katie@medical-solicitors.com.
Applications for this role close on Friday 31st October 2025.