Efficiently and accurately review legal invoice entries.
Receive legal invoice assignments from the Operations Support Specialist and/or work the intake queue for self-assignments.
Verify compliance with legal billing guidelines by law firms and vendors submitting invoices.
Verify the accuracy of the UTBMS task codes (Fee, Activity and Expense codes) applied to invoice line items.
Document reasons for any adjustments made to invoice line items, identifying the billing guideline violated and the rationale for the amount adjusted.
Forward the audited legal bill through the review chain as required.
Communicate and calibrate with Legal Invoice Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst team members.
Requirements:
Paralegal Certification or Bachelor’s Degree in a legal-related discipline and/or equivalent work experience.
1-3 years of experience in a legal services or legal auditing environment.
Experience with legal billing processes.
Firm understanding of the federal and/or state rules of civil procedure.
Preferred Skills:
Excellent ability to review, analyze and evaluate legal fee and cost/expense invoice entries and to exercise discretion and sound judgment when making audit and adjustment decisions.
Strong understanding of legal terminology and claims legal situations, multijurisdictional exposure preferred.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and with very limited supervision after training.
Excellent computer skills with the ability to learn the electronic legal bill submission and auditing software.
Organizational skills, including the ability to organize work in an orderly fashion conducive to the prompt, efficient review of an appropriate number of legal invoices in a given day or time period.
Familiarity with common business math and possess appropriate business telephone skills.
Benefits:
Opportunity to convert to a permanent position.
Work in a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.