Legal Billing Assistant

An experienced Legal Billing Assistant is required to join a highly regarded top tier UK law firm on a remote basis to work within the firms extremely busy Patent team covering all aspects of billing clients with high volume matter portfolios, which also includes dealing with tasks related to new client/matter set up.

**This role is a 12 month FTC**

Fully home based - working full time 9.30am - 5.30pm however some flexibility is available. 

You must have previous legal billing experience as you will be required to hit the ground running. You must be confident is liaising with senior management on a daily basis. 

Duties include 

• Submission of new client / new matter forms using Intapp Open which involves working closely with Conflicts and AML to address any queries that may arise.
• Liaising directly with clients / fee earners to obtain necessary information.
• Submission of Ad Hoc Conflict Searches.
• Distributing WIP reports to fee earners within Patent Team to arrange invoices following strict client deadlines, involving direct dealings with Partners / fee earners
• Reviewing WIP reports by double-checking rates, amending narratives / transferring time or applying write offs 
• Ensuring all disbursements are logged against specific task under correct files and liaising with relevant Accounts Payable Team 
• Checking invoices once received from the Billing Team
• Reviewing outstanding invoices with the Credit Control Team and assisting with cash collection.
• Preparing Statements of Account to various clients upon request

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