Costs Paralegal
12 days ago
Sheffield
Role: Costs ParalegalSalary: £27,000 - £29,000Location: Sheffield, South YorkshireContract: Full time, hybrid, permanentCRA Consulting is excited to partner with a highly respected international law firm to recruit a Costs Paralegal to join its growing Dispute Management team in Sheffield. This is an outstanding opportunity to work for a modern, ambitious firm that blends global reach with a strong focus on innovation, technology, and professional development. The Opportunity This role is ideal for someone with a solid background in legal costs who thrives on technically challenging matters. You will be involved in the full lifecycle of costs-related work, supporting high-quality litigation and dispute resolution cases while developing your expertise in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment. Key Responsibilities • Preparing, reviewing, and responding to Bills of Costs with precision and technical accuracy, • Managing costs budgeting matters from start to finish, including drafting, negotiations, and strategic input, • Advising fee-earners and stakeholders on complex costs issues and providing practical guidance, • Handling summary, provisional, and detailed assessments, ensuring costs are thoroughly analysed and robustly presented, • 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, • Flexible holiday options (buy or sell leave, subject to approval), • Enhanced pension scheme, • Enhanced sickness pay, • Life assurance (five times salary), • Income protection and critical illness cover, • Private medical and dental insurance, • Enhanced parental leave policies, • Study support and professional development opportunities, • Bonus and reward & recognition schemes, • Cycle-to-work scheme and discounted gym membership, • Employee assistance programme and health assessments, • Emergency childcare support, • Travel to work and referral schemes, • Long-service loyalty awards Candidate Requirements, • Previous experience in a Costs Paralegal or similar legal costs role (essential), • Based locally to Sheffield (essential), • CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. From Record Yes No Always use these settings