Billing Clerk

The Role

The Firm is seeking an entry-level Legal Billing Clerk for our Kansas City office. This hybrid role is ideal for someone looking to start their career in legal billing with opportunities for training development and hands-on experience supporting a dynamic legal environment.

Key Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain billing files/e-files and retrieve back-up for the department timekeepers audits and other inquiries

• Process narrative edits and time and cost adjustments

• Aggregate compile and summarize receipts and documentation for third party expenses to be billed to client

• Generate client statements as requested and prepare summaries / cover sheets illustrating total fees and total expenses incurred and/or billed

• Prioritize tasks to ensure invoices are distributed mailed or e-billed timely

• Participate in collections activities as needed and identify and escalate deductions and/or collections issues

• Maintain telephone email and personal contact with clients attorneys and staff

• Work closely with other regional offices as necessary

• Observe confidentiality in all Firm and client matters.

Qualifications

• Looking for service oriented and self-motivated individual who consistently performs with a high sense of urgency and pride in product.

• Capable of exceeding expectations of internal (partners and attorneys) and external (clients) constituents on a regular basis.

• Experience with Elite 3E software helpful but not critical.

• Adobe Reader Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office products.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to establish and maintain relationships with partners attorneys finance staff clients brokers and other third party vendors.

Why Join Us

At Clyde & Co we believe in supporting your professional growth while ensuring you have the flexibility and benefits you need to thrive. Heres what you can look forward to:

• Hybrid Work Flexibility Enjoy a perfect balance between remote and in-office work.

• Paid Time Off Generous paid time off and firm holidays.

• Referral Rewards Earn bonuses for introducing talented colleagues to our team.

• Mentorship & Career Growth Access strong mentorship global training programs and career development support.

• Engaging Culture Participate in exciting social events volunteer and community service initiatives and professional development opportunities.

• Inclusive Parental Leave Six months fully paid for all parents regardless of gender or path to parenthood.

• Wellbeing Benefits $300 per calendar year for a variety of wellness activities as well as Wellbeing Day dedicated to you free from work to focus on your mental physical and emotional health.

• Comprehensive Health Benefits Medical dental and vision life and disability for you and your family.

• Retirement Benefits starts on day one and 100% vested

This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co you join a team of 500 partners 2400 lawyers 3200 legal professionals and 5500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery for both our clients and our firm. We work as one excel with clients celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work volunteering and charitable partnerships and minimising the impact it has on the environment including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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This is the job description as constituted at present; however Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.