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Legal Billing Specialist Jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area at The Forum Group
Title: Legal Billing Specialist
Company: The Forum Group
Location: New York City Metropolitan Area
Law firm is seeking a Senior Legal Billing Specialist for their New York City Office. Requirements: Three to eight years of billing experience within a law firm billing department, and experience with Elite 3E or Aderant.
Responsibilities:
• Senior Billing specialist will interface with clients, attorneys, and administrative staff regarding billing matters
• Train and mentor new billing specialists at the firm
• Attend weekly management and partner meetings to review unbilled matters and billing issues
• Update and review comments for reports distributed to partners and finance
• Distribute monthly partner reports
• Communicate and interact with attorneys, administrative and clients providing information and timely responses to any inquiries and assignments
• Successfully create billing schedules and billing analysis
• Senior Billing specialist will verify, research and make needed corrections to client billing requirements and rates, amounts, descriptions, client/matter data
• Successfully review billing supporting documentation
• Assist with bill resolution and submit invoices electronically
• Senior Billing specialist will execute complex bills in a timely manner to include preparation of electronic bills, split party billing and multiple discounts by matter
• Ability to process write-offs in accordance to firm guidelines
• Successfully apply on-account/retainer funds
• Edit and review pre-bills
• Analyze, process and compile high volume of attorney bills to clients monthly
• As-hoc projects as needed
Requirements :
• 3-8 years of billing experience in a large law firm environment
• Elite 3E software or Aderant experience; familiarity with E-Billing hub and multi currency
• Law firm billing experience is required
• High School diploma required. Bachelor’s degree highly preferred
• Experience with Microsoft office suite, particularly in Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills, proactive and results orientated
• Ability to deal with all levels of firm personnel and client contacts
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong ability to work independently
• Strong financial oriented background
