What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Billing Coordinator position at CF Legal Recruiting and Staffing?
A top national law firm is seeking a Billing Coordinator for their NYC office.
The Billing Coordinator is responsible for managing and executing attorney billing for the Firm. The position will also perform a variety of other accounting and bookkeeping duties according to established policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will have two to three years of billing or accounting experience in a law firm. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with 3E are also preferred. The Billing Coordinator maintains contact with attorneys, staff, vendors, and clients and observes confidentiality of client and Firm matters. This is a hybrid role which allows you to work remotely on specific days.
Your Billing Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Reviews and edits pre-bills in response to attorney and secretary requests.
- Apply retainer funds as directed by attorney.
- Process write-offs following Firm policy.
- Ability to execute complex bills in a timely manner (i.e., multiple discounts by matter, split-party billing, preparation of electronic bills).
- Ability to handle a high volume of bills per month.
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with attorneys, and clients.
- Review and verify accuracy of billing and supporting documentation as required.
- Research and respond to inquiries regarding billing issues and problems.
- Creates and prints final client billing.
- Creates and distributes monthly reports.
- Is familiar with and applies Firm billing policies.
- Operates office equipment including personal computer, copiers, fax machines and 10-key calculator.
- Reads, uses and is familiar with computer systems manuals and procedures, maintains and updates procedural manuals as needed.
- May assist in preparing documentation and responses for legal inquiries litigation and court appearances.
- Ability to use billing websites such as TyMetrix, CounselLink, Tracker and Datacert.
- Ensures strict confidentiality at all times.
- Assists with special projects as needed.