5+ years of legal billing experience, preferably in a law or professional services firm.
2+ years of team management experience.
Strong understanding of legal billing mechanics, including engagement terms and invoice revisions.
General accounting knowledge is advantageous.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted.
Ability to handle confidential client and firm matters with discretion.
Responsibilities
Own the full monthly billing cycle using legal billing software.
Ensure timely submission and acceptance of invoices, resolving issues as they arise.
Serve as the primary contact for attorney and client billing inquiries, providing quick solutions.
Lead and develop the offshore finance team, setting performance standards.
Manage special projects between billing cycles as needed.
Utilize QuickBooks, Caret, and MS Office for billing tasks.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Leadership role with the chance to develop a team.
Engagement in high-impact projects that influence billing processes.
Collaborative culture that values initiative and problem-solving.
Exposure to a variety of legal billing scenarios and challenges.
Full Job Description
This isn't a seat-warmer job.
Lucosky Brookman is a fast-growing business law firm handling Capital Markets, M&A, Corporate Finance, Insurance, and Litigation work. Our deals move fast, and our billing has to move faster. We're looking for someone who will own it.
If you need step-by-step direction, this isn't the role for you. If you see a better way to do something and just go do it, keep reading.
What we need from you
Ideas. You'll spot what's slowing the billing cycle down and come to us with a fix.
Diving in. You'll get into the details yourself. Edits, revisions, rate structures, client disputes are all yours.
Guidance. Attorneys, staff, and clients will rely on you to tell them how billing should work and why.
Leadership. You'll run our offshore finance team, set the standard, and hold it.
Speed. You'll keep pace with a high-volume, high-pressure environment without dropping accuracy.
Initiative. Nobody will hand you a to-do list. You'll know what needs doing before anyone asks.
What you'll own
The full monthly billing cycle in our legal billing software, from attorney edits and revisions through finalizing and posting invoices, all in line with each client's engagement and fee terms.
Getting bills out the door and accepted. That means submitting them, chasing issues to resolution, and reporting status.
Being the go-to for attorney and client billing questions, with fast answers and real solutions.
Directing and developing offshore finance team members.
Special projects between billing cycles.
Working in QuickBooks, Caret, and MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
What you bring
5+ years of legal billing experience, ideally at a law firm or professional services firm.
2+ years managing a team.
Command of legal billing mechanics: engagement terms, rate structures, discounts, write-ups and write-downs, and invoice revisions.
General accounting knowledge is a plus.
A bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent experience counts.
Discretion with confidential client and firm matters.
If you're the person who fixes the problem instead of reporting it, we want to talk to you.
About Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm with more than 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. The firm provides a broad range of legal services to clients in a variety of industries, including energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology. Sidley Austin LLP is known for its expertise in complex litigation, regulatory matters, and corporate transactions. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Sidley Austin LLP is committed to providing its clients with the highest levels of service and has been recognized for its excellence by numerous legal publications and organizations.
