Key Responsibilities
- To prepare all types of bills for detailed assessment both privately and publicly funded
- Clinical Negligence
- Dispute Resolution
- To prepare Points of Dispute and Replies
- To negotiate the settlement of costs and when settlement negotiations prove unsuccessful conduct detailed assessment hearings
- To complete matters upon settlement of costs to include where appropriate:
- Accounting to previous firms of solicitors
- Preparing client invoices
- Reconciling ledger for file closing and reporting to conducting fee earner
- To assist in the preparation of Cost Budgets and attend CMC hearings
- To prepare cost schedules for summary assessment
- To prepare Estimates for Allocation and Listing Questionnaires (pre01/04/13 cases)
- To advise fee earners and assist with all costs related issues.