Trainee Legal Costs Accountant

We have a position for a Trainee Legal Costs Accountant to join an expanding team which is based in the midlands. Legal Costs Accountants are primarily concerned with the drafting of Bills of Legal Costs and the negotiation / taxation (adjudication) of same before one of the High Court Legal Costs Adjudicators or before a County Registrar in Circuit Court matters.

This is a trainee position. Complete in-house, on the job training will be given. The candidate will become a student member of the Institute of Legal Costs Accountants and after passing such examinations as the institute sets will become a full member.

This is a full time position which would suit a Legal Secretary or Legal Executive seeking to change to an alternative long term career path.

A successful applicant will need to possess a Degree / Diploma level legal qualification and a minimum of two years experience in general legal practice, in addition to the following;

• An ability to provide assistance and support to senior members of staff;
• An ability to progress files on own initiative and as part of a team;
• An ability to prioritise and meet deadlines;
• Very keen attention to detail;
• Typing/dictaphone typing to a high standard of accuracy;
• Strong communication skills and ability to deal with clients on a daily basis over the telephone and in person;
• An ability to prepare legal documentation;
• Diary management;
• An ability to carry out photocopying, scanning and general administration;
• An ability to carry out filing and maintaining;
• Client records as required.