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Cost Specialist - Legal ServicesJob Location : Bristol
Job Type: Permanen t
Remuneration : Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Cost Specialist to join ou r Bristol team.
Sedgwick Legal Services advises and handles disputes for major insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates, large corporates, utilities, and local authorities. We’re looking for a motivated individual to join our Legal team, focusing on property damage losses arising from major fires, floods, building collapse, escape of water, and subsidence.
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive legal professional to join our growing team as a Costs Manager, specialising in fixed costs claims. In this role, you’ll manage your own caseload from start to finish, resolving disputes efficiently and in line with Civil Procedure Rules, while maintaining a strong focus on client service.
This opportunity is ideal for someone already working in legal costs or a civil litigator looking to specialise and take on more responsibility. As the team expands, you’ll also have the chance to supervise junior colleagues and contribute to broader costs-related projects and strategy.
You’ll use your legal expertise to build strong arguments, negotiate settlements, and recover costs effectively. A key part of the role involves securing early payments on account to support financial flow and ensure smooth case progression. Alongside your casework, you’ll help train the wider team on costs issues and contribute to fee-earning work as a specialist in your own right.
Client care is central to this role. You’ll maintain high standards of communication and service, ensuring clients feel supported and well-informed throughout the process.
The skills you will have when you apply:
Legal Claims Experience: Proven track record managing fixed costs claims in a legal context.
Procedural Knowledge: Thorough understanding of CPR Costs, Pre-Action Protocols, and relevant case law.
Case Negotiation: Confident in securing settlements and advancing case progress.
Drafting & Analysis: Precise drafting skills paired with strong analytical thinking.
Organisation & Communication: Highly organised, deadline-aware, and client-focused communicator.
The skills that will be developed once working:
Comprehensive Training: You'll receive all the Sedgwick-specific training needed to excel in your role.
What we’ll give you for this role:
Remuneration & more
Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications
A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP)
You will join an appropriate incentive (bonus) scheme
Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
Flexible working from our office or your home
Health & support
Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions)
Life assurance
Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
Group Income Protection
Other benefits
Voluntary benefits – green car scheme, dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, well being and digital GP applications
Discounts on various products and services
This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry
At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.
Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.
Next steps for you:
Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.
As part of our commitment to you, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
After the closing date we will review all applications, and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.
