About the Opportunity
Our client is a prestigious law firm seeking a detail-oriented Legal Billing Analyst to join their finance team. This role plays a key part in managing client rate arrangements, supporting matter budgeting, and ensuring accurate billing processes across the firm. The ideal candidate has prior legal billing experience, preferably with Elite 3E, and thrives in a structured, deadline-driven environment. This full-time position based in Essex County, NJ and follows a hybrid work schedule. Law firm experience is required!
The annual base salary range is $80,000 to $95,000. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things. Details about eligibility for bonus compensation (if applicable) will be finalized at the time of offer.
Job Responsibilities
- Supports updates and revisions to existing rate arrangements, implement/apply finalized agreements and ensures that rates and other key matter data are properly assigned on an ongoing basis
- Serves as the initial/primary point of contact for assigned clients on rate, pricing and reporting issues and coordinate client facing reporting
- Reviews and summarizes client billing policies to determine the impact to ongoing matter management and the invoicing process
- Coordinates and executes the annual bill rate-setting process in the U.S
- Provides functional and administrative support for Firm’s matter management/budgeting tool and coaches partners and associates in its use and assists the same in the development of matter budgets
- Leading quarterly access review process for internal audit and reporting
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of legal billing experience
- Law firm experience is required
- Elite 3E experience is highly preferred
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
