Legal Billing Specialist
Job Summary
The client is seeking a skilled professional with legal billing experience to manage end-to-end billing processes. The role involves maintaining professional relationships with high-value clients and ensuring accurate e-billing submissions. This position operates on a hybrid model based in downtown Toronto.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end manual and e-billing processes
- Prepare and submit LEDES format electronic bills
- Track billing status and resolve submission failures
- Manage client appeals and write-offs
- Generate billing and budget reports
- Follow up on outstanding WIP
Required Skills
- 3+ years legal billing experience
- Legal accounting background
- E-billing software proficiency (TyMetrix, Serengeti)
- LEDES format familiarity
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Insurance-related collections experience
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with legal professionals to manage the manual and e-billing process end-to-end.
- Prepare electronic bills in LEDES (Legal Electronic Data Exchange Standard) format and submit to client e-billing platform.
- Track status of bills submitted, identify issues and work with colleagues to address invoices failed on submission and deductions as they arise.
- Manage appeal process including review monthly deduction report, prepare and submit appeals to client and determine write-offs.
- Generate billing client/matter reports as required.
- Submit Online Budgets as required.
- Following up on outstanding WIP and WIP Issues.
- Work with external billing providers to resolve e-billing issues.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3 years of legal billing experience.
- Previous experience in a legal accounting environment is strictly required.
- Post-secondary education in accounting (Certificate or Diploma) is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with e-billing and insurance-related collections.
- Experience with third party e-billing software such as TyMetrix, Serengeti and Bottomline Technologies.
- Technical proficiency in MS Excel.