Billing Specialist

The NYC office of a global, prestigious law firm is looking for Legal Billers to join their team on a hybrid basis. They are looking for a Senior Billing Specialist AND a Client E-Billing Specialist. See below for information about both positions:

SENIOR BILLING SPECIALIST

Responsibilities:

• Monitor unbilled inventory for assigned clients and ensure invoices are prepared and finalized promptly.
• Generate billing reports and analysis.
• Review client guidelines and rate arrangements and ensure invoices are compliant.
• Prepare monthly and transactional bills and reports for billing attorney review, incorporate edits and revisions, prepare final invoices, obtain approving signature, post bills and maintain billing files.
• Process transfers, write-offs and adjustments.
• Work closely with partners, legal and support staff to resolve any issues in a timely manner and ensure bills are accurate and complete.
• Work with E-Billing Specialists to ensure successful transmission of invoices.
• Accurately, timely and comprehensively report to management on status of assigned objectives and responsibilities.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 7 + years at a large law firm with relevant billing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal billing experience; Aderant experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Willing to work overtime as needed to meet deadlines and manage workload.
• Proficient in communicating effectively with attorneys, administrative assistants and clients.

CLIENT E-BILLING SPECIALIST:

Responsibilities:

• Submit e-bills to clients utilizing Bill Blast and various e-billing vendors and verifying successful submission.
• Create new e-files using the industry standard Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (LEDES) format, etc.
• Work with Client Billing Specialists to identify and resolve issues on e-bills submitted.
• Submit timekeeper data to clients and e-billing vendors.
• Submit budget and accrual information to clients.
• Work with Billing & Collections Departments to address client deductions and any other issues.
• Work with Pricing Department to verify rate arrangements.
• Monitor status of invoices e-billed.
• Follow up on outstanding e-bills and assist with collection efforts.
• Back up the other Client E-Billing Specialists.

Job Specifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, with 1-4 years of relevant e-billing experience at a law firm.
• Experience with Elite Enterprise or Aderant.
• Motivated, organized, detail oriented and able to prioritize work load, multitask and work independently.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work.
• Patience to work with invoices which may be rejected repeatedly.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Driven to contribute to the success of the team.
• Flexibility to adapt to various situations, including overtime if needed.
• Basic knowledge of Excel and Word.