Job Description

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Opportunity

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At Shine, we champion better justice for our clients. As our full‐time, permanent Deputy National Legal Costing Manager, you will be based in either our Brisbane or Melbourne CBD office. You will lead a team of eight, coaching them to success and driving strong outcomes while working closely with the national legal costing manager and other senior leaders.

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Responsibilities

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- Assist the national legal costing manager in managing team performance by allocating workloads effectively.
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- Act as an escalation point for complex legal costing issues, proactively resolving them with internal and external stakeholders.
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- Provide recommendations on optimal costing methodologies (court scale and loading, hourly rates, fixed fee and hybrid models) across jurisdictions to maximise case recoverability.
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- Train legal teams on time‐recording practices, enhancing cost recovery efficiency.
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- Coach legal, settlement and third‐party recovery teams on cost management, including cost agreements, recovery strategies, and settlement negotiations.
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- Prepare accurate and comprehensive cost assessments for compulsory conferences, mediations and post‐resolution proceedings to optimise recoverability.
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- Develop strategies to reduce client complaints regarding costs, thereby improving client service.




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- Monitor compliance with relevant legislative and jurisdictional costing requirements.
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Qualifications

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- Significant experience as a legal costing solicitor with a thorough understanding of optimal costing methodologies.
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- Desire and aptitude to lead a high‐performing team.
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- Commercial acumen and the ability to drive enhancements to cost recovery efficiency.
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- Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including managing external cost assessors.
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- Strong statistical and numerical skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel.
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- Strong attention to detail and problem‐solving skills.
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- A commitment to connecting with others and delivering exceptional results for clients.
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- The ability to deliver outcomes across competing priorities.
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Benefits

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- Grow in a large, well‐established firm that treats you as a person, not a number.
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- Make a real impact and challenge the status quo.
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- Access in‐house learning programs and real opportunities to step up and grow.
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We're passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive setting here at Shine, celebrating differences across age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

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Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Apply now and build a career that means so much more.

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📌 Deputy National Legal Costing Manager (Victoria)
🏢 Shine Lawyers
📍 Victoria