Legal Timekeeper Analyst
Overview
A legal services organization is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Timekeeper Rate Administrator. This role involves comprehensive legal bill review, analyzing invoices submitted under Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA) and hourly billing. The administrator will review expense documentation and line entries to ensure compliance with outside counsel billing guidelines and billing task and expense codes.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze legal invoices submitted by outside counsel for accuracy, compliance with billing guidelines, and reasonableness of charges.
- Monitor adherence to outside counsel billing guidelines, including time entry descriptions, billing rates, staffing models, and expense charges.
- Identify billing discrepancies, unauthorized charges, excessive time entries, and non-compliant billing practices; communicate findings with internal stakeholders and law firms.
- Collaborate with legal, finance, and procurement teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost control of legal services.
- Provide feedback and training to law firms on billing expectations and compliance issues.
- Maintain and update billing guidelines and support their enforcement through contract terms and engagement letters.
- Utilize e-billing platforms such as TyMetrix, CounselLink, Serengeti, and Legal Tracker to facilitate invoice workflow, reporting, and analysis.
- Track and report key metrics related to legal spend, savings opportunities, and billing compliance.
- Assist in developing internal policies and procedures to streamline the legal bill review process and improve cost efficiency.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include legal, finance, or business. JD or paralegal certification is a plus.
- 0-5 years of experience in legal auditing, legal bill review, legal operations, law firm billing, or legal spend management.
- Familiarity with tools such as Collaborati/TeamConnect, TyMetrix, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, BillingPoint, Brightflag, Coupa, and Ariba.
- Understanding of law firm billing practices, legal service delivery models, and legal billing software.
- Experience with outside counsel billing guidelines, engagement terms, and legal cost control.
- Excellent analytical skills and strong attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with legal and non-legal professionals and external counsel.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Compensation & Benefits
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Location
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Equal Opportunity Statement
The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.