McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will & Emery

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
Description:

McDermott Will & Emery is a leading worldwide law practice assisting to move the success these days’s most appreciated, vibrant, and essential companies. More than 1,200 attorneys strong, we bring our individual enthusiasm and legal expertise to bear in every matter for our customers and individuals they serve. Pride and decision are plentiful here due to the fact that every member of our group is appreciated, supported, and motivated to surpass. We have actually been acknowledged as a leading company to work by The American Lawyer, Working Mother Magazine, Vault, and the Human Rights Campaign for both attorneys and organization specialists.

As part of our continuous dedication to be #AlwaysBetter for our individuals, customers, and neighborhoods, we have actually developed a culture of belonging that champs your uniqueness and credibility as both an individual and an expert. From our competitive settlement, leading advantages and acclaimed expert advancement programs to industry-leading health efforts, we support you through every phase of your life and profession so you can live a life you like both in and beyond the workplace.

Under the basic assistance of the Client Accounting Manager and according with recognized policies and treatments, the Billing Specialist prepares and guarantees customer costs are effectively sent and gathered. The Billing Specialist is accountable for the everyday administration of billing treatments consisting of instructions of precise money applications and management/preparation of intricate customer billing and e-billing by complying and complying with customer billing standards. Actively concentrates on attorney/client/Firm billing requirements.

As a Billing Specialist you will:

  • Process edits and transfers to pre-bills as directed by billing lawyers keeping within the department and Firm basic turn-around time.
  • Ensure time and dispensation entries on billings remain in accordance with customer standards.
  • Follow up with and keep billing lawyers notified of billing due dates, status of pre-bills, and ready billings.
  • Generate expenses, reprint fixed pre-bills, and prepare cover letters if appropriate.
  • Prepare reports to produce customer associated info on advertisement hoc basis.
  • Post expenses with billing lawyer approval and within billing due dates and send through electronic billing supplier if suitable
  • Assist in resolution of turned down e-billed in a prompt way and in accordance with customer due dates.
  • Notify billing lawyers of overdue accounts and react as directed.
  • Actively team up with billing lawyers to acquire status and guarantee billing development throughout the month,
  • Assist and encourage Cash App Department, as essential, to figure out payment application to billings. Total required research study when payments do not match billing quantities and fix any disparities.
  • Research and address Aged WIP and On Account or Unallocated credits frequently and immediately.
  • Research and deal with intensified unpaid billings and/or unknown customer payment concerns.
  • Reconcile payments and appropriate disparities.
  • Resolve customer queries, consisting of account status and payment terms.
  • Prepare reports of overdue accounts and follow up with the customers.
  • Prepare regular monthly reports to management to help in pre-bill tracking and billing forecasts.
  • Maintenance of Attorney Billing notes and prebill notes, consisting of important info required to effectively prepare billings along with customer particular info.
  • Actively keep Attorneys assessed of aged AR balances and propose actions to gather payments.
  • Assist the Client Accounting Manager and group with unique tasks when required.

Job Specifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent (Bachelor’s degree chosen).
  • Working understanding of an automatic accounting system (ideally CMS/Aderant). Understanding of basic accounting concepts.
  • At least 2 (5) years of progressive billing/e-billing experience, ideally in a big legal or expert services company are needed; or comparable mix of education and experience.
  • Analytical abilities needing an ability for information and precision in order to perform analysis of intricate customer billing issues, reconciliation of billing associated problems, capability to multi-task with many reports all at once.
  • Possess exceptional understanding of reading, composing, grammar, spelling, punctuation, checking, and format in order to analyze source information, prepare intricate customer billing.
  • Ability to carry out mathematical estimations and use mathematical principles when computing, fixing up balances, validating mathematical information, processing intricate customer billing, preparing numerous billing reports, fixing up appropriation of account funds, and processing write-offs.
  • Exhibit high degree of effort in order to handle several concerns in a hectic, deadline-driven, detail-oriented workplace, and guarantee work is finished within stringent due dates. Proactive with exceptional troubleshooting, issue resolution, and follow-through abilities.
  • Excellent social, spoken and written interaction abilities. Capability to interact with courtesy and diplomacy, effectively follow composed and spoken directions, offer details, and preserve reliable relationships with a varied group of lawyers, customers, personnel, and outdoors contacts.
  • Excellent organizational abilities consisting of record keeping, information collection, and system info. Capability to put together and evaluate information and provide details in report/Excel format, composed correspondence, email, or verbally.
  • Team gamer who works collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment. Capability to act separately and make choices within scope of the position’s duties.
  • Work periodically needs more than 37.5 hours weekly to carry out the important tasks of the position. Capability to work overtime when needed at month-end and year-end in order to procedure heavy volume of customer billing.

We continue to focus on the health and wellness of our McDermott labor force. Constant with that dedication, due to the significant and growing body of proof that vaccinations stay the most reliable defense versus the spread of COVID-19, we need that members of our McDermott labor force be totally immunized.

At this time we are not asking you to supply any info about your existing vaccination status, whether you would look for a medical or spiritual lodging to the policy, or for any other medical details. We are just alerting you of the policy if you have an interest in progressing with the application procedure.

Policy uses to areas where regional regulations do not avoid COVID-19 vaccination requireds.

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