Senior Billing Team Lead (Legal)

Senior Billing Team Lead

Location: New York, NY (Hybrid - 3 Days In Office)

A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior Billing Team Lead to join its growing Revenue Cycle team in New York. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal billing professional looking to take on a senior-level role supporting complex client accounts, mentoring team members, and serving as a subject matter expert within the billing function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of high-volume, complex legal billing accounts for domestic and international clients.
• Review, edit, and finalize client invoices while ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines.
• Handle all aspects of eBilling, including troubleshooting and resolving invoice rejections.
• Prepare and maintain accruals, forecasts, reporting, and other client-specific billing requirements.
• Partner directly with attorneys, clients, and internal stakeholders to resolve billing issues and improve processes.
• Analyze billing workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop and maintain billing procedures, documentation, and best practices.
• Serve as a senior resource for the billing team by providing training, mentoring, and guidance to junior staff.
• Support special projects, reporting initiatives, system enhancements, and testing efforts.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex billing matters and client account issues.
• Provide leadership support during periods of increased workload, team absences, or operational transitions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal billing experience within a law firm environment.
• Strong experience managing high-volume billing portfolios and complex client accounts.
• Advanced knowledge of legal billing systems, preferably Aderant.
• Experience with eBilling platforms such as BillBlast, eBillingHub, or similar systems.
• Strong understanding of billing compliance, accruals, write-offs, transfers, and client guidelines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with attorneys, finance teams, and firm leadership.

Preferred

• Experience supporting global or multinational clients.
• Prior experience mentoring, training, or leading billing professionals.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

If you are an experienced legal billing professional looking for a leadership opportunity with a highly respected law firm, we encourage you to apply.