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title: "Recruitment: Experienced Costs Lawyer"
url: https://lexlaw.co.uk/careers/recruitment-experienced-costs-lawyer/
date: 2014-03-24
modified: 2026-06-02
author: "LEXLAW Solicitors & Barristers"
description: "LEXLAW is a City of London litigation practice operating from professional chambers in Middle Temple. The firm focuses on financial services litigation, high net worth immigration and insolvency law and..."
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# Recruitment: Experienced Costs Lawyer

*LEXLAW is a City of London litigation practice operating from professional chambers in [Middle Temple](https://www.middletemple.org.uk). The firm focuses on financial services litigation, high net worth immigration and insolvency law and acts for HNW individuals and UK SMEs (either individual entrepreneurs or UK corporates).*

## Summary of role

- To compile bills including detailed advice of all work performed and disbursements incurred; and- To track and provide a detailed assessment of costs for litigation proceedings.

## Key skills

- A thorough knowledge of all relevant law and practice for costs recovery usually at the High Court (often ChD) and Companies Court;- Experience in drafting substantial bills of costs (e.g. up to £0.5m);- Excellent and proven negotiating skills;- Experience of oral costs assessment hearings;- Up to date knowledge of all new costs rules, Mitchell conditions, use of Precedent H, etc; and- Familiarity with the rules surrounding DBAs, CFAs and ATE insurance. Ability to re-design precedent schedules and other materials for general use.

## Key qualities

- Experience as a costs lawyer;- Knowledge of current costs issues; and- Flexibility in working hours to accommodate deadlines.

## Remuneration

- Negotiable, dependent on experience / career history.

## Work location

- [Middle Temple (Inn of Court).](https://www.middletemple.org.uk)

## Application process

- By covering email attaching your CV for the attention of Ms Jenny Julian (Practice Manager).- No Agencies.