Job Title: Legal Biller
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full Time
Kennedys is looking for a Legal Biller to join our Financial Operations Team. The successful Legal Biller will work as part of the Billing team, alongside Credit Control, Cashiering and Database teams to provide a proactive billing and support service to the firm including revenue assistance, bill production and dispatch.
Team
Kennedys Finance team support the firm globally producing timely and accurate financial and management information, reporting solutions and operational support to maintain the high standard of service offered to the firm’s internal and external clients.
Our Finance team is made up of Financial Control, Financial Planning and Reporting, Management Accountants, Credit Control, Legal Cashiers, Legal Billers and Financial Operations Database teams.
Our UK Finance team is based in Chelmsford and London and have a presence in eight global offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that fee earners are fully compliant with comprehensive time recording policies and register all disbursements to ensure accurate defence costs MI
- Managing the billing aspects of a specified group of partners and fee earners within the firm
- Ensure the timely processing of bills
- Check charge rates and ensure compliance with client service level agreements (SLAs)
- Liaise with the Financial Operations Database team to ensure the account system contains complete, up-to-date billing information in line with current SLAs
- Respond to all queries and requests in a timely and efficient manner, referring complex and contentious issues to the Assistant Billing Manager
- Maintain matter budgets and resolve billing related issues promptly to avoid delays to the revenue cycle.
- Conducting regular partner and fee earner meetings to discuss unbilled time and future billing.
Required experience
- Previous experience of working in a legal environment including legal billing (3+ Years)
- Understanding or experience of billing in a foreign currency and associated issues
- Fully conversant with VAT, Money Laundering legislation and Solicitors Accounts Rules
- Experience in Excel and finance systems.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,300 people worldwide across 43 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
Please Note:
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Credit Control, Accounts Clerk, Payment Processing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Finance Clerk, Finance Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Debt Collection, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Sales Ledger Collections Advisor, Debtor Management, Accounts Administrator, Finance Assistant, Finance Admin, Collections Officer, Collections Advisor, Negotiations, Collections, Recovery Advisor may also be considered for this role.
