Job ID: 1795166
Reference Code: AB-Legal-Billing Specialist
Join a prestigious and established law firm as a Legal Billing Specialist and become a key part of a collaborative accounting team. We are seeking a candidate with 1–3 years of legal billing experience who understands the fast-paced demands of a law firm environment and thrives on accuracy and deadlines. In this role, you will manage preliminary billing, attorney edits, client invoicing, electronic billing submissions, accruals, and month-end reporting while ensuring compliance with client billing guidelines and LEDES formats. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with legal billing systems, Excel, Word, and handling attorney and client billing inquiries with professionalism and urgency. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their legal accounting career with a respected firm that values precision, teamwork, and long-term development.
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Required Qualifications and Skills
- Manage the full legal billing process, including prebills, edits, final invoices, and electronic billing submissions.
- Ensure invoices comply with client billing guidelines, legal billing requirements, and LEDES formatting.
- Support accruals, month-end reporting, billing follow-up, and attorney/client billing communication.
- 3-5 years of accounting, billing, or finance experience, including legal billing experience in a law firm or legal services environment.
- Working knowledge of legal billing systems and electronic billing platforms.
- Strong understanding of client billing guidelines, invoice review, billing adjustments, and e-billing rejection resolution.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Ability to manage deadlines, prioritize competing requests, and maintain a high level of accuracy.
- Professional communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with attorneys, clients, and internal teams.
- Detail-oriented, organized, responsive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced legal accounting environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience handling high-volume attorney billing or multi-client billing portfolios.
- Familiarity with LEDES billing formats and client-specific e-billing requirements.
- Prior experience in a mid-size or large law firm accounting department.
- Strong interest in growing a long-term career in legal billing, accounting, or finance.