Legal Billing Manager - Corporate and Litigation

About Lucosky Brookman

Lucosky Brookman is a corporate law firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Washington D.C. and Texas, representing both domestic and international clients in sophisticated corporate and securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, secured and unsecured lending transactions, PIPEs, commercial and securities litigation, intellectual property, insurance coverage and defense, real estate and general corporate matters.

Carry out all phases of billing in legal billing software. Compiles, manages, and executes attorney billing edits and finalization and posting of invoices. May also perform a variety of other accounting and bookkeeping duties according to established policies and procedures. Maintains contact with attorneys, staff, vendors and clients and observes confidentiality of client and firm matters.

• Process monthly legal billing accurately and efficiently in accordance with the client's engagement and fee agreement; perform revisions as per attorney or legal assistant instructions while keeping with firm policy; finalize and post invoice(s) in firm's financial software
• Prepare, transmit and ensure successful submission of monthly bills; work with client to resolve any issues; monitor and report on status when necessary.
• Respond promptly to all attorney and client inquiries regarding billing
• Effectively interact and communicate with clients, vendors, attorneys, paralegals and administrative team members within the Firm to provide a solution-oriented customer service experience.
• Utilize accounting software and billing programs (Quickbooks, Caret, etc.) as well as MS Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook to perform duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to effectively utilize and manage off shore Finance team members
• Assist with light AP processing during non-monthly billing cycles and other special projects as needed or requested

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent work experience considered.
• Minimum of 5+ years of legal billing experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Minimum of 2+ years of team management experience
• Strong working knowledge of legal billing processes, including client engagement terms, rate structures, discounts, write-ups/downs, and invoice revisions.
• Familiarity with accounts payable processes and general accounting principles is a plus.