Legal Costs Assistant

We have a great new opportunity for a Legal Costs Assistant to join ARAG Law on a 12 month fixed term contract, providing support to our Costings Team.

The successful applicant will be required to help ensure the smooth functioning of our office and support our costs lawyers with effective case management. As part of this fast-paced environment, you will thrive under pressure and be able to deliver results within tight deadlines.

In this varied and interesting role, you can expect to undertake the following tasks:

• Providing general administrative support to our costing team,
• Collating and drafting billing information for internal and external payees.
• Checking disbursements on settlement of cases, general housekeeping and paying of disbursements by cheque or bank transfer where required.
• Reviewing of documents to include identifying legally privileged disclosure, redacting and sorting.
• Processing incoming and outgoing post.
• Working with others to deliver on team SLA’s, KPI’s, financial and performance targets to drive efficiency, performance, billing and throughput within the team.

To be successful in this role, you must have excellent attention to detail and must be highly organised. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• Confident building relationships with a range of external contacts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable communicating with customers, stakeholders, and senior leaders.
• Able to adapt your communication style to suit different audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills across teams and all levels of the business.
• Passionate about delivering clear, professional, and engaging communication.

This is a great development opportunity to join a growing, friendly and supportive team, and as a team we are passionate about what we do and proud of the service we provide. You will be encouraged to think independently, take ownership of your work and keep improving, supported by flexible working, competitive pay and a benefits package that includes:

• 26 days holiday, with the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Company pension scheme, with the option to increase contributions.
• Group Income Protection for all employees.
• Group Legal Protection for all employees.
• European Motor Assistance
• Home Emergency Assistance
• Inclusion in our Health Cash Plan
• Employee Discounts Hub with exclusive savings across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 UK gyms.
• Optional Sports & Social Club, offering discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips.

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

ARAG UK helps businesses and individuals gain access to justice, and it’s our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.

Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG UK are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas.

We have historically focussed on delivering legal services to customers solely via our Legal Expenses Insurance products, which provides a steady workload of litigated cases in areas such as;

• Personal Injury
• Litigation & Dispute Management
• Employment
• Business & Commercial

We believe these are exciting times for ARAG Law as part of the wider ARAG UK, and we are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high quality legal solutions accessible and affordable.

You can expect to join an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career in ways that traditional law firms cannot. We are also committed to supporting continued professional development and promote both internal Training Contracts and alternative routes to qualification (SQE/CILEX).

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.