Kristopher K.

Trainee Costs Lawyer
Happy to mentor
Happy to be contacted

About me

Kristopher K.
Law
Law and International Corporate and Commercial Law
Taught Postgraduate
Halifax
2012
United Kingdom

My employment

Trainee Costs Lawyer
Connect Costs Ltd
United Kingdom
Legal services
Small business (0-49 employees)
2014

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A day in the life of a Trainee Costs Lawyer in the United Kingdom

How I looked for work

I applied for a number of vacancies within the legal services sector following the submission of my LLM dissertation. It took some time and many applications but I was rewarded for my perseverance.

How I found out about the job

Online jobs board

My career goals when I graduated

I wanted to obtain a role in the legal services market and become part of a well regarded profession.

Courses taken since graduation

I am currently completing the ACL Costs Lawyers course.

Where I hope to be in 5 years

I hope to be a fully qualified Costs Lawyer, completing high value bills, conducting litigation and advocacy regularly.

My advice about working in my industry

Always be reading around the subject to keep yourself up to date with recent decisions and developments.

What I do

I am a Trainee Costs Lawyer. I work in the recovery of legal costs between Solicitors.

What I like most

It provides regular legal problems and challenges.

What surprised me most

That there is a whole area of law which is often neglected by undergraduate law courses. It is an important area of law as it is the source of income for all legal professionals.

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