Contract Lawyer - Costs (Public Inquiries)
Core
Financial management, scrutiny, and justification of legal spend for a major public inquiry, ensuring costs are reasonable, proportionate, and compliant with protocols.
Role type
Contract Costs Lawyer (Public Inquiries)
Builds
Legal budgets, costs claims, schedules, and supporting documentation for inquiry work.
Domain
Legal services / Public Inquiries / Costs Management
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Costs budgeting, monitoring, and forecasting; Scrutiny of solicitors' and counsel fees; Knowledge of Civil Procedure Rules and costs budgeting principles; Preparation of Bills of Costs and Points of Dispute; Analytical skills for identifying cost pressures; Attention to detail with complex financial information.
Preferred skills
Experience in public inquiries, large-scale investigations, or regulatory matters; Experience in environments with formal scrutiny and funding controls.
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Monitoring legal spend against budgets; Forecasting future spend; Reviewing and scrutinizing legal expenditure; Preparing and managing legal budgets; Ensuring costs compliance; Preparing and reviewing costs claims; Advising on recoverability of expenditure; Supporting cost negotiations.
Seniority
Contract, specialized IC