Legal Billing Specialist

Responsibilities

Kforce's client in NYC seeks an experienced Senior Legal Billing Associate for a hybrid in-office role.Summary:We are looking for a professional to help drive accurate, timely, and efficient billing and collection processes for a portfolio of attorneys. In this role, you will partner closely with attorneys, legal staff, and accounting to ensure invoices are clean, compliant, and delivered on schedule. You will play a key role in keeping billing operations running smoothly in a fast-paced, high-volume international environment.Responsibilities:

• Manage and prioritize the daily billing workflow to ensure deadlines are met
• Manage multiple priorities across billing cycles, attorney requests, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Generate and distribute pre-bills; Coordinate edits and approvals with attorneys
• Review and edit time entries for accuracy (rates, narratives, matter codes, billing rules)
• Prepare and finalize invoices in accordance with firm standards and client requirements
• Respond to billing inquiries from attorneys and staff in a timely, professional manner
• Partner with billing clerks and accounting to quickly resolve discrepancies
• Generate billing and time reports to support decision-making
• Monitor retainer balances and ensure proper application of funds
• Analyze and reconcile AR ledgers, proactively identifying billing discrepancies and driving timely resolution
• Provide ad hoc support to the accounting team as needed

Skills

• To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
• Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.


We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.


Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.


This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.


Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.


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