Amy

Amy discusses how she became involved in costs law and how her career has developed since.

After completing my law degree I started working as a paralegal at a small law firm in London and was introduced to civil litigation. From a young age I had always been known as the argumentative and opinionated member of the family, so I found I had a real interest in this area of law! Like perhaps many other law graduates starting out, I was unsure where to go and had never heard of costs, until I started to work closely with a Costs Lawyer who suggested the prospect of a career in this area.

I joined Bolt Burdon Kemp in May 2019 as Junior Costs Draftsperson and commenced training to become a Costs Lawyer in January 2020 with the support and encouragement of my firm. I found that the course was instrumental in developing my technical expertise and confidence, and my peers remarked that there had been a noticeable improvement in my work as a result. I qualified as a Costs Lawyer in January 2022, and have since been elected to the ACL Council in October and been promoted to a Senior Costs Lawyer in April 2023.

Although I am a classic example of someone that has perhaps ‘fallen’ into the world of legal costs, I would encourage anyone with an interest in litigation to undertake the qualification to become a Costs Lawyer. I have found it has been invaluable to my personal development and has opened many doors.

Added May 2023