Legal Biller (12 month contract)

Career Legal, Legal Finance & Accounting ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Our client is a boutique law firm specialising in technology and digital media located in the City. The firms in-house finance team requires a Legal Biller to join their accounts team on a 12-month contract. The role will involve all aspects of monthly billing. as well as providing assistance to the Assistant Financial Controller as and when requested. The successful candidate must have Billing experience and previously worked within a law firm. Responsibilities Running and reviewing billing guides for all matters on working day 1 of the month Proactively managing the billing process, including the production of billing guides, generation of the final bills and issuing these to clients Correct any errors in time posted by fee-earners - dates, and transfers between files etc. Dispatching bills to clients by post, email or by uploading into online billing systems. Maintain e-billing systems, in particular adding new clients and dealing with any errors when uploading bills, including coordinating with appropriate client representatives to ensure billing is smooth and consistent Preparing any ad hoc interim bills during the course of the month as requested by partners Ensuring all billing information is correctly recorded on the system Raising any credit notes as necessary Retaining copies of all bills and credit notes and storing on file for future reference Checking that the billing software has PDF copies of all bills and credit notes created Keeping records as appropriate of write-offs or credits requested Monthly partner WIP meetings Candidate Profile Billing experience, preferably within a law firm A working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets is required Important Notice It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.