Senior Legal Billing Specialist

Full-time

Description

SSL Law Firm LLP, a reputable real estate law firm with offices in San Francisco and San Rafael is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Billing Specialist with a positive attitude and a commitment to delivering high‑quality work in a fast‑paced environment to join our dynamic team.

Position Overview :

The Senior Legal Billing Specialist is responsible for managing all aspects of client billing for assigned attorneys, matters, and tasks ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with firm and client guidelines. This role requires deep knowledge of legal billing processes, e‑billing platforms, and complex rate structures. The ideal candidate will partner closely with attorneys, assistants, and clients to deliver exceptional billing services while maintaining the integrity of the firm’s financial systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage monthly billing cycles for assigned clients, tasks, and matters, ensuring all invoices are accurate and compliant with client billing guidelines.
• Review and edit pre‑bills based on attorney feedback and client‑specific requirements (including task codes, block billing, and alternative fee arrangements).
• Review matter setup to confirm alignment with client rate agreements and outside counsel guidelines.
• Maintain detailed billing instructions and ensure accuracy of client and matter setup in the billing system.
• Submit invoices through e‑billing platforms such as Billing Point, Collaborati, CounselGO, Legal Tracker, PaymodeX, and Vendor Café, and monitor successful acceptance; promptly resolve rejections and appeals as needed.
• Track and report on billing reductions, write‑offs, and carry‑forwards; elevate significant issues when necessary.
• Partner with Accounting team and attorneys to resolve billing discrepancies and client inquiries.
• Monitor budgets and assist in forecasting potential overages or deficits.
• Develop and maintain billing schedules, reports, and analyses for internal and client use.
• Assist with special billing projects, process improvement initiatives, and training as needed.

Key Qualifications

What We Offer

SSL Law Firm LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, please submit your resume to recruiting@ssllawfirm.com for immediate consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

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