Billing Assistant

This City based US law firm is looking to hire a new Billing Assistant to join the firm’s busy London Finance team. Ideally candidates will have at least 2 years’ experience in legal billing position working within a law firm, who is capable to settle quickly and able to support Partners with a range of billing queries.

• Salary starting from £40,000 including a host of benefits
• Hybrid working policy of 3 days offices based, Tues-Thur, Mon & Fri working remotely
• City of London

Reporting into the Billing Manager, supporting a small team of Billing Specialists, this is an ideal opportunity for a Billing Assistant / Accounts Assistant with minimum 2 years legal experience from an Accounts department, ideally within Billing who is looking to take their career to the next level.

• Generate, print and distribute prebills to assigned partners each month
• 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 London 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

• 2 years current legal billing experience
• Knowledge of ebilling platforms and Elite 3E
• 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