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Cost Administrator - Public Law & Community Care Judicial Review Department - Nottingham Apply Here. Upload CV Cost Administrator - Nottingham We are currently recruiting for an experienced Costs Administrator to work in our Public Law & Community Care Judicial Review Department. The successful candidate would be based at our Nottingham Office and would support our Public Law & Community Care Judicial Review Department. Nottingham office - Public Law & Community Care Judicial Review Department Full time - Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm (office based) Salary - Above market rate - subject to experience Job Specification: Assist with submitting Legal Aid bills via CCMS. Assist with preparing Legal Help claims. Assist with negotiating settlement with the paying party in Inter-Partes costs claims. Fully conversant with CCMS and legal aid systems. Uploading documents onto CCMS in a timely manner as per LAA requests. Dealing with any rejected claims and submitting appeals as necessary. Awareness of and aptitude to meet Legal Aid KPI's. Ensuring compliance with Legal Aid rules and internal office policy. Liaising with Counsel's Chambers in order to obtain fee notes for billing purposes. Allocating Counsel's fees on CCMS. Liaising with fee earners. Undertaking other clerical and administrative duties as may be reasonably required from time to time. Personal Specification: Ability to work under pressure and process a high volume of claims accurately. High level of numeracy and accuracy when dealing with figures. Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to work in a team environment and autonomously, proactively managing your own caseload. Experience of using Case Management Systems. Knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of Legal Aid Agency rules relating to assessment and recovery of solicitors costs in publicly funded files (preferable). Court rules for lodging bills (preferable). Court costs assessment procedures (preferable). Basic Accounting Principles (preferable). Experience of Judicial Review work (preferable).