Legal Billing Specialist - DirectedLink

Locations: DTLA/Cent City/Irvine/SF/Palo Alto Wash DC/NYC/ Dallas/Houston,

$70-85K +OT+Bonus (All in, looking at a Max of 100K) +401K Match

 2-3yrs+ Law Firm Billing experience, current CMS Aderant,  Word (Track Changes) Excel experience REQUIRED!

Based in any of our US offices, the Billing Specialist will provide general data entry support to the Central Billing department and Accounting department. The Billing Specialist should strive to provide their assigned attorneys and clients with the highest-quality customer service by becoming a subject-matter expert in all billing matters. The Billing Specialist will serve as the liaison between their assigned attorneys and the Billing Department, so the candidate must be very flexible and highly committed to quality in order to establish and maintain an excellent working relationship with the partners and secretaries. 

The Billing Specialist can expect to handle a high volume of work and will work collaboratively with other billing team members in order to complete tasks accurately and timely. The candidate will be responsible for obtaining a full understanding of their billing matters and should be able to identify and resolve complex billing discrepancies.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will be willing to take initiative to complete tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
• Candidate should be a forward thinker and should be ready and willing to contribute their ideas towards the improvement of department processes.
• Must have outstanding written communication skills and a professional phone manner.
• Candidate should be comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization including with C-Suite executives, Finance upper management and senior attorneys.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure in order to achieve individual and team goals.
• Candidate must have the ability to balance multiple tasks with strict deadlines and should be able to delegate work in an efficient manner in order to meet these deadlines.
• An ownership mentality is absolutely essential for success in this position.
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends, based on department needs is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of three years of billing experience; experience in legal billing or law firm environment is a plus.
• Experience with CMS Aderant or Elite billing software required; a high level of knowledge with all CMS Aderant billing applications is preferred.
• Strong technology skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (with an emphasis on Excel), are a must.
• A college degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field is strongly preferred, but not required.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.