Application Deadline: 30 October 2026
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Southampton
Reporting To: Team Leader
Costs Negotiator - Complex Injury
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Southampton | Full-time, 35 hours per week | Hybrid Working
We’re looking for an experienced
Costs Negotiator
to join our supportive Costs team in Southampton, working closely with colleagues across the wider
Complex Injury Division
.
This is a great opportunity to develop your technical ability through a varied caseload involving costs arising from
high-value and complex injury claims
, including
Employers’ Liability (EL), Public Liability (PL) and Road Traffic Accident (RTA)
matters. Your caseload will include a mixture of
fixed recoverable costs and hourly-rate work
, providing plenty of variety and scope to develop your experience.
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You’ll manage your own caseload, taking costs matters through to settlement or assessment, while working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider team. Key responsibilities will include:
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We’re looking for someone with previous
costs negotiation experience
who is comfortable managing their own caseload. You’ll ideally have:
✅ Experience preparing Points of Dispute and considering replies
✅ Experience progressing matters towards provisional and detailed assessment
✅ Strong written and verbal communication skills
✅ Previous
client liaison
experience
✅ Confident telephone negotiation skills
✅ The ability to organise and prioritise a busy workload
✅ Good decision-making skills and the ability to use your own initiative
✅ A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a team
A degree, LPC, ALCD or equivalent qualification would be advantageous, as would previous advocacy experience.
🌟 Why join us?
This role offers a real opportunity to continue building your career within costs, with:
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High-value, complex work
– develop your technical ability through costs arising from complex EL, PL and RTA injury claims.
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A varied caseload
– work across a mixture of fixed recoverable costs and hourly-rate matters.
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Wider team exposure
– collaborate with colleagues across the Costs team and wider Complex Injury Division.
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Technical development
– continue building your knowledge and confidence when dealing with higher-value costs matters.
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Client exposure
– strengthen your experience of client liaison, providing clear advice and maintaining positive client relationships.
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A supportive team
– work alongside experienced colleagues in an environment where knowledge and expertise can be shared.
At
Keoghs
, our values are at the heart of how we work:
we are connected, we are dynamic, we are innovative and we succeed together
.
👣 Ready for your next step in Costs?
If you’re an experienced Costs Negotiator looking to broaden your exposure to
complex, high-value work
while developing your technical expertise within a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.
Working at Keoghs as part of The Davies Group, you will receive a host of benefits that can be flexed to suit your needs:
