Legal Costs Administrator

Legal Costs Administrator

Dublin City Centre Law Firm

About the role:

Our client is currently recruiting for a Legal Costs Administrator to join their Accounts Team. This role can be based in Dublin or a hybrid role.

Ideally, you will have worked in a plaintiff litigation costs capacity.

Responsibilities:

• Administer matters from settlement of case to closure of file.
• Maintain list of matters and their statuses.
• Monitor office and client account costs on matters.
• Create costs files for Legal Costs Accountant.
• Reconcile matter costs to Legal Costs Accountant’s statement.
• Communicate and correspond with Client, Legal Costs Accountants, Experts, and Legal Counsel.
• File all case correspondence.
• Prepare payments to clients, witnesses, and counsel.
• Hold regular meetings with Partners and Legal Costs Accountants.
• Set up new client profiles on case management system.
• Handle client billing when required.
• Post outlay to case management system.

Requirements:

• Strong administration skills – letter writing.
• Preparation of finance records.
• Familiarity with Practice Evolve Case Management is an advantage.
• Strong numeracy skills with impressive attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Prior experience with billing systems and client outlay.
• Preferable legal cost accountant experience or litigation law, firms costs experience.