Providing a nationwide Law Costs Draftsman services to Law Firms in the UK. Bill Drafting, Budget Drafting, Cost Negotiations. Legal Costs - A Smarter Way

Manchester, England
Joined October 2017
🐢 Still Waiting for That Bill of Costs? File sent. Updates chased. Still waiting? Many new clients come to Smart Costs after slow turnaround or poor service elsewhere. Sound Familiar? Time to Get Smart. smartcosts.co.uk #LegalCosts #BillDrafting
1
Fee Earners have enough to manage without weeks or months of costs disputes. Let Smart Costs carry the burden. Bills, Budgets and Negotiations, leaving you free to focus on clients. smartcosts.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] 0161 763 8704 #LegalCosts
7
Still Wrestling With Legal Costs? 🤼 Some fights are better outsourced. Let Smart Costs take on your bill drafting, costs budgets and negotiations. You keep fee earning. We’ll handle the costs. smartcosts.co.uk #LegalCosts #lawcosts #legal #law
1
2
19
Gearing Up For Another Costs Battle? 🤼 Some fights are better outsourced. Bill Drafting, Costs Budgets and Negotiations? Send in Smart Costs. You keep Fee Earning. We’ll handle the costs. smartcosts.co.uk #LegalCosts #lawcosts #solicitors
13
Fee Earners should be fee earning, not letting Legal Costs issues stack up. Leave the Bills, Budgets, Disputes and Negotiations to Smart Costs. Legal Costs - A Smarter Way. smartcosts.co.uk #LegalCosts #SmartCosts
24
Court fees are rising again, yet the £1,500 provisional assessment cap has been frozen since 2013. If inflation justifies repeated court fee increases, why has the recoverable cap never been reviewed? ⚖️🧊 tinyurl.com/mpjw8axn #LegalCosts #CourtFees
13
Underestimating litigation costs can distort strategy, settlement decisions and client expectations. A proper risk assessment at the outset helps identify likely spend, exposure and recoverability. ⚖️ Read more: tinyurl.com/be5vpybp #LegalCosts #RiskAssessment #lawcosts
8
Is your costs specialist delaying recovery? One new client waited 3 weeks just for work to begin on their Bill of Costs. We currently turn around standard detailed bills within 7 days of full instructions. ⚖️ tinyurl.com/3szj2tpv #LegalCosts #CostsDrafting
10
Clinical negligence costs need detail. Medical records, expert reports, disbursements, budgets and detailed assessment can all affect recovery. A detailed bill should explain the work, not just list. ⚖️🏥 Read more: tinyurl.com/rrhja295 #LegalCosts #ClinicalNegligence
2
AI can help streamline legal costs work 🤖⚖️ But costs drafting is not just filling in a bill. Judgment, strategy and experience still matter when recovery is on the line. Read more: tinyurl.com/y88cxsjv #LegalCosts #LegalAI #CostsDrafting
1
3
Still wrestling with legal costs issues? Smart Costs helps solicitors with Detailed Bills, Costs Budgets, Points of Dispute, Replies, Negotiations and Assessment preparation - so you can get back to fee-earning. 📧 [email protected] #LegalCosts #CostsDrafting #Solicitors
14
Detailed Bills currently being drafted within 6 days of receipt of instructions. Fast, reliable costs drafting support for solicitors. 📧 [email protected] or [email protected] Data as of 1 June 2026. File size/influx dependent. #LegalCosts #CostsDrafting #DetailedBills
1
1
10
Proportionality in legal costs is rarely simple. In clinical negligence and catastrophic injury claims, damages alone rarely tell the full story. Context matters when recovery is challenged. ⚖️ Read more: shorturl.at/xlEA4 #LegalCosts #ClinicalNegligence #CostsLaw
1
1
8
Leaving costs until the end of a case can make recovery harder Vague time entries, missing evidence and unclear notes can all become points of attack Our latest article explains why costs should be considered much earlier ⚖️ tinyurl.com/495bx7dj #LegalCosts #CostsDrafting
11
Detailed Bills currently being drafted within 5 days of receipt of instructions. Fast, reliable costs drafting support for solicitors. 📧 [email protected] Data as of 26 May 2026. File size/influx dependent. #LegalCosts #CostsDrafting #DetailedBills
2
2
10
A costs budget may be approved, but recovery is not automatic. Reasonableness, phase allocation, incurred costs and overspend can all still be challenged. Our latest article looks at why the fight can continue after ⚖️ shorturl.at/vDg8N #LegalCosts #CostsBudgeting
9
Smart Legal Costs Solutions are currently drafting detailed bills within 7 days of instruction. Quick, practical costs support when you need files moving. 📧 [email protected] #LegalCosts #CostsLaw #DetailedBills #CostsDrafting
4
Hiring in Bury Whitefield Prestwich Admin Assistant Trainee Law Costs Drafter entry-level Strong maths, written English & IT skills required 5 GCSEs incl. Maths & English. 3-month probation | Background check Email CV + short paragraph to: [email protected]
7