Billing Assistant

Billing Assistant – 18 month FTC

This large international law firm with a strong London presence is looking to hire a new Billing Assistant to join the firm’s busy newly structured London Finance team on an initial 12-18 Month FTC basis, with the potential to become permanent long term. Candidates available at short notice able to start in September are preferred. The firm are keen to hire a legal biller who is capable to settle quickly and able to support Partners with a range of multi-matter billing queries.

What’s on Offer:

• Salary circa £45,000
• Hybrid working policy of 3 days offices based
• Chancery Lane / City Thameslink

Reporting into the Billing Manager, supporting a small team of Billing Specialists, this is an ideal opportunity for a Billing Assistant with minimum 2 years law firm experience, ideally with exposure to Aderant AND/OR various e-billing platforms.

Billing Assistant – What you will be doing:

• Assist the Billing Specialists with the end-to-end administration of the billing process
• Follow up with partners to ensure pre-bills are returned by the deadline
• Perform all required prebill edits, including narrative edits, time/cost adjustments and write-offs (in accordance with firm’s policies and procedures)
• Ensure bills meet the agreed client guidelines, generate final invoices and email to clients
• Ensure all filing is completed for finalised invoices and any related correspondence
• Respond to emails, both billing related and other routine inquires in the Billing inbox
• Work within the team structure and have direct communication with Partners, Associates and PAs
• Generate WIP and other billing reports when required.
• Cover colleagues workload where necessary

Billing Assistant What we are looking for:

• 2 years current legal billing experience
• Knowledge of Aderant AND/OR ebilling platforms
• Highly numerate
• Some knowledge and awareness of VAT and SAR
• Confident Excel user
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Team player with First class interpersonal communication skills