Legal Admin I
Legal Admin I
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04-10-2024
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MW Partners is currently seeking a Legal Admin to work for our client who is a leader in the media and entertainment industry.
Responsibilities and duties:
- Electronically review and route large volume of invoices for approval in accordance with Paramount Global Law Department billing guidelines
- Approve adjust or reject invoices according to guidelines and provide guidance to attorneys with inquiries regarding outstanding invoices
- Manage portfolio to minimize invoice aging by reviewing/reconciling aging reports monthly
- Liaise with outside counsel firms inhouse attorneys and intercompany AP departments to ensure payments have been released timely
- Communicate with outside counsel in a collaborative style to manage noncompliance with billing guidelines
- Collect monthly accruals from outside counsel and followup with noncompliant firms
- Research identify and investigate open and unresolved items within SAP
- Assist with processing items outside of billing system; coordinate manual invoice entry in SAP for payment
- Summarize outcomes present information and propose ideas to senior management to identify areas of process improvements and/or increased efficiency
- Provide and participate in crosstraining within the team as requested
- Contribute on special projects as defined by Legal Billing Manager or Legal Operations Director which may include preparing adhoc reports system data cleanup and process updates/changes
- Collaborate with billing system vendor and PTP Vendor Setup Global Business department for law firm onboarding
- Aggregate and manipulate data in Excel to gather outside costs and to assist in billing processes
- Actively participate in team meetings to identify issues bring clarity to potential issues and contribute to the teams duties and continual process improvement
- Additional billing and finance related responsibilities as capacity and workload allow
Requirements:
- 5 years in legal billing or relevant ebilling experience
- Understanding of endtoend invoice lifecycle (work in progress invoicing accounts payable accounts receivable)
- Experience with SAP ERP Production
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite especially Excel and Outlook
- Previous experience in a law firm or professional services organization supporting a multioffice environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Superior ability to multitask and prioritize workload
- Selfmotivator with a positive professional disposition including under pressure
- Ability to operate in a fastpaced business environment demonstrated willingness to learn new skills
For a confidential discussion or to find out more contact Rhea Ann on (909)or apply now.
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