Legal Billing Specialist

Legal billing/e-billing position at a law firm with a strong focus on electronic billing systems and client compliance requirements. The compensation range of $35-$45 per hour (approximately $63,700-$81,900 annually based on a 35-hour work week) is competitive for the Chicago market, especially with overtime eligibility.

Key Responsibilities

The position is heavily focused on the legal billing cycle, including:

• Preparing and reviewing attorney billing
• Managing electronic billing submissions
• Analyzing client billing guidelines
• Reconciling invoices and billing data
• Maintaining timekeeper information and rates
• Managing budgets on e-billing platforms
• Appealing billing deductions and rejections
• Ensuring compliance with client billing requirements

This is more than a traditional billing role. It combines:

• Billing operations
• Client compliance management
• E-billing administration
• Accounts receivable support

Skills Most Important for Success

Technical Skills

The employer appears to prioritize:

1. Legal billing experience (required)
2. • At least 3 years in a law firm environment
3. E-billing systems
4. • SurePoint LMS
   • Aderant BillBlast
   • Electronic billing portals
5. Microsoft Office
6. • Excel is particularly important
   • Outlook, Teams, Word, and OneDrive

Soft Skills

The repeated themes are:

• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Deadline management
• Written communication
• Ability to handle multiple priorities
• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Has experience working directly with attorneys and partners
• Understands law firm billing structures
• Knows how to troubleshoot rejected invoices
• Can interpret Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs)
• Has worked with corporate client e-billing portals
• Requires minimal training on legal billing processes

Jean Kripton Inc. is a boutique staffing firm serving clients including top law firms and corporations. Our specialties include: legal, support staff, accounting and finance, administrative, human resource professional, on a direct-hire and temporary/temp to perm basis. If you are seeking top talent or are wanting to find the right position, we are the firm to choose.