What are the responsibilities and job description for the Billing Specialist position at Winston Staffing?
New York City real estate law firm seeks full-time billing specialist. The successful candidate
will have at least 5 years of legal billing experience, preferably within a mid-large sized law firm.
Candidate will report directly to the Director of Client Accounts and will serve as liaison between
the billing partners and the billing department in addition to all billing department functions and
exhibiting first-hand knowledge of systems to ensure consistency and accuracy of all billing
records. Proficient with Excel and Word as well as comparable accounting system experience,
like Surepoint, Aderant or Elite is required. Strong attention to detail with excellent verbal and
written communication skills needed.
Responsibilities:
Billing duties include:
o Prepare prebills for attorney distribution
o Generate, edit and prepare bills
o Process approved write offs
o Provide back-up for disbursement charges as needed
o Enter soft cost disbursements
o Research and post cash receipts
Must have the knowledge to understand various accounting requests such as
correspondence with regard to billed, unbilled, unpaid and cash receipts; research and
respond to inquiries accordingly
Submit and troubleshoot ebills (LEDES) via intermediaries such as Passport, Counselink,
Serengeti, Catalyst and TyMetrix360
Ability to communicate professionally with attorneys and staff
Proficient Excel knowledge is required
Salary : $75,000 - $850,000