Part Time Legal Biller
Sue Ross Legal are recruiting for a part time Billing Assistant on behalf of a well respected regional firm based in Sheffield. You will be supporting the Fee Earning departments in providing professional and effective billing of Civil and Family certificated matters with duties including:
* Preparing and posting of interim and final bills- both legal aid bills and private bills
* Building effective relationships with partners and fee earners
* Liaising with internal and external clients
* Assisting fee earners with preparation of costs schedules and queries in relation to billing
* Changing engagement letters where there is a rate change
* Liaising with the Legal Aid Agency with regards any bills returned
* Preparing taxed bills which are returned from court for submission the Legal Aid Agency
* Instructing and liaising with an external costs draftsperson, where required
* Preparing Crown Court bills for all offices and all Graduate Fee bills for advocates
* Keeping up to date with LAA guidelines and procedures to ensure that bills are prepared properly
* Providing information to the Finance Department to ensure the proper accounting of costs and disbursements
* Dealing with queries on bills, both internal and external
* Submitting appeals to the Legal Aid Agency
* Ensuring prompt payment of Howells bills and prompt payment to agents/counsel/advocates
* Liaising with chambers to confirm advocate costs and preparing advocates' bills and to ensure our costs are included in their bills and prompt payment of our costs
* Keeping track of cases waiting to be billed and ensuring they are billed at the earliest opportunity
* Ensuring that ledgers are clear
* File closures and write off of irrecoverable WIP and disbursements
To be considered for this you must have experience of billing client files with excellent oral and written communication skills, a strong commitment to client care, organisation and time management skills, and have a strong working knowledge of Legal Aid.
For more information about the above vacancy or for a confidential chat about our other vacancies throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, the North West and the North East, please send your details to us and one of our dedicated legal consultants will contact you.
Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. Please assume that if you do not hear from us within 72 hours that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
May we take this opportunity to thank you for expressing an interest in one of our roles and wish you the very best in your search for employment
* Preparing and posting of interim and final bills- both legal aid bills and private bills
* Building effective relationships with partners and fee earners
* Liaising with internal and external clients
* Assisting fee earners with preparation of costs schedules and queries in relation to billing
* Changing engagement letters where there is a rate change
* Liaising with the Legal Aid Agency with regards any bills returned
* Preparing taxed bills which are returned from court for submission the Legal Aid Agency
* Instructing and liaising with an external costs draftsperson, where required
* Preparing Crown Court bills for all offices and all Graduate Fee bills for advocates
* Keeping up to date with LAA guidelines and procedures to ensure that bills are prepared properly
* Providing information to the Finance Department to ensure the proper accounting of costs and disbursements
* Dealing with queries on bills, both internal and external
* Submitting appeals to the Legal Aid Agency
* Ensuring prompt payment of Howells bills and prompt payment to agents/counsel/advocates
* Liaising with chambers to confirm advocate costs and preparing advocates' bills and to ensure our costs are included in their bills and prompt payment of our costs
* Keeping track of cases waiting to be billed and ensuring they are billed at the earliest opportunity
* Ensuring that ledgers are clear
* File closures and write off of irrecoverable WIP and disbursements
To be considered for this you must have experience of billing client files with excellent oral and written communication skills, a strong commitment to client care, organisation and time management skills, and have a strong working knowledge of Legal Aid.
For more information about the above vacancy or for a confidential chat about our other vacancies throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, the North West and the North East, please send your details to us and one of our dedicated legal consultants will contact you.
Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. Please assume that if you do not hear from us within 72 hours that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
May we take this opportunity to thank you for expressing an interest in one of our roles and wish you the very best in your search for employment