Job Title: Legal Billing Supervisor
Location: New York, NY 10019
Salary/Payrate: $130K-$140K annually W2, bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!
Work Environment: Hybrid (4-days onsite, 1 remote)
Term: Permanent / Fulltime
Bachelor’s degree required: Yes
Referral Fee: AMS will pay $1,000 should the person you refer gets hired
Job Description:
Our client, an AMLaw 50 firm, is looking to hire a Legal Billing Supervisor in New York City. This is a full time, direct hire role paying an annual salary of $130K to $140K plus a performance-based bonus and excellent benefits package. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and will allow for remote work one day a week.
Responsibilities:
- Directly overseeing and supervising a dedicated team of Billing Specialists/Billers, including monitoring workloads, providing guidance and support, and ensuring appropriate coverage to meet billing deadlines.
- Overseeing preparation of high‑volume monthly, quarterly, and transactional invoices, including compilation of documentation to meet the demands of assigned clients.
- Monitoring team productivity and workflow to ensure bills are prepared accurately, reviewed timely, and submitted in accordance with client and firm deadlines.
- Preparing complex and time‑sensitive invoices and supporting analysis.
- Working closely with Billing Specialists responsible for assigned Partners / Clients’ billing needs and coordinating workflow to ensure tasks are completed promptly and efficiently.
- Providing ongoing coaching, training, and mentoring to Billing Specialists.
- Delegating work appropriately based on workload, complexity, and skill level, and rebalancing assignments as needed.
- Ensuring all invoices prepared by the team comply with assigned Clients’ billing guidelines, rate structures, and special arrangements.
- Proactively monitoring unbilled time, disbursements for assigned Partners / Clients, and following up with the team and stakeholders as needed.
- Ensuring that appropriate supporting documentation is provided to clients with invoices.
- Acting as an escalation point for billing issues, questions, or discrepancies raised by Attorneys, Clients, or team members.
- Preparing and delivering detailed reports and analyses as requested by Billing Managers, Clients, Partners, Revenue Managers, or leadership.
- Partnering with Revenue Managers to support end‑to‑end inventory management.
- Working directly with clients on billing operational issues to support strong, collaborative relationships.
- Participating in special projects and assignments, as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant billing experience within a large law firm.
- Experience with Aderant required.
- Proven ability to review, coordinate, and supervise the work of others.
- Strong proficiency in Excel.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive, self‑motivated, and comfortable interacting with personnel at all levels.
- Strong analytical skills with a focus on accuracy.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
- Flexibility to adjust work hours as needed.
- Team‑oriented with a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to support department goals.