What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Billing and Human Resources Assistant position at Sugarman Law Firm, LLP?
Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, a leading firm in Upstate New York, seeks to add a Legal Billing/Human Resources Assistant to our Syracuse office. The firm specializes in representing licensed professionals such as doctors, nurses, architects, engineers, and accountants as well as municipalities engaged in complex litigation. The firm also has substantial construction, commercial, insurance, and personal injury practices. The candidate will assist with billing and human resources functions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Legal Billing:
- Generate and edit client invoices.
- Execute electronic submission of client invoices via various e-billing systems.
- Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues that arise during the invoice submission process.
- Track statuses of submitted invoices to ensure payment from clients.
- Apply payments to accounts.
- Maintain internal database of clients and their billing compliance requirements.
- Document and update reference materials for all aspects of the billing process, as necessary.
- Ensure the client management system is up to date with name, address, billing group/formats, etc.
- Special projects and other duties, as assigned.
Human Resources:
- Maintain confidential HR and employee files.
- Assist in administration of benefits, onboarding/offboarding, leave, payroll.
- Manage recruiting activities.
- Organize required employee training.
- Other HR functions, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- 1 years of billing and/or HR experience.
- Knowledge of legal billing systems (i.e., Legal Solutions, TyMetrix, Legal-X, CounselLink, Serengeti/Legal Tracker).
- Knowledge of various Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard (LEDES) billing formats.
- Experience with Clio, a plus.
- Proficiency with Windows-based software and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent planning and organizational abilities.
- Must be customer service focused.
The available position offers a pay range from $23.08-$28.21 per hour depending on experience and skill set.
To apply, please send your resume and letter of interest to careers@sugarmanlaw.com.
JOB TYPE: Full Time
SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
WORK SETTING: In-person
PAY: $45,000-$55,000 per year.
NEW HIRE INCENTIVE: Receive a $1,500.00 bonus upon successful completion of your first 90 days of employment.
BENEFITS:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Matching and Profit Sharing
- Health, Dental, Life, and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Complimentary, on-site parking for all employees
Salary : $45,000 - $55,000