Lawyer Auditor - Avocat vérificateur - Conseillère en matière de litiges

Sedgwick; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance management firm in Ontario seeks a Lawyer Auditor to join its Expert Bill Review team. The role requires expertise in Canadian litigation and involves working with insurance attorneys to evaluate legal spending. The ideal candidate is bilingual, holds a law degree, and has five years of experience in legal spend management. The company offers a supportive work environment and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in insurance defense litigation or legal spend management.
• Licensed lawyer preferred.
• Ability to communicate with law firms about billing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal invoice volume and workflow.
• Consult with customers to enhance legal spend management guidelines.
• Use proprietary platforms for workflow management.

Skills

Bilingual French / English

Knowledge of insurance

Excellent oral and written communication

PC literate including Microsoft Office

Analytical and interpretive skills

Strong organizational skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law (LL. B)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

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Lawyer Auditor - Avocat vérificateur - Conseillère en matière de litiges

Primary Purpose

To become a member of the Expert Bill Review team and work with insurance defense attorneys, lawyers and legal spend industry executives who have deep domain experience in a supportive and success-driven environment. The Lawyer Auditor leverages legal expertise to apply customer tailored billing guidelines and align each review with the customer’s goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive understanding of and experience in Canadian litigation.
• Apply and evaluate uniquely tailored legal spend management protocols.
• Consult with customers to design and / or enhance legal spend management guidelines and strategies.
• Effectively communicate with law firms to discuss billing compliance inquiries and nuances of legal billing requirements.
• Manage legal invoice volume and workflow in accordance with customized customer standards.
• Use the proprietary Legal Spend Management platforms to implement and manage complex workflows, invoice routing, and customer requirements for data collection.
• Build strong customer relationships by providing value that is mission critical to our partners’ success.

Additional Functions and Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supports the organization's quality program(s).

Qualifications

Education & Licensing

• Bachelor’s degree in law from an accredited university (LL. B)
• Licensed lawyer preferred but non practicing status accepted.

Experience

• Five (5) years of related experience in insurance defense litigation, insurance claims, litigation or legal spend management or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Skills & Knowledge

• Bilingual French / English strongly preferred
• Knowledge of insurance, claims or business management
• Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products and Excel, PowerPoint
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies

Notes

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Objectif (Français)

En tant que membre de l’équipe d’experts en vérification des factures, vous travaillerez avec des avocats de la défense en assurance, des juristes et des cadres de l’industrie qui ont une expérience approfondie du domaine dans un environnement positif et axé sur la réussite.

Le rôle principal de l’avocat(e) vérificateur / trice est d’appliquer les lignes directrices en matière de facturation, personnalisées à chaque client, et d’aligner chaque vérification avec les buts et les objectifs du client.

PRINCIPALES FONCTIONS et RESPONSABILITÉS

• Compréhension et expérience approfondies en litiges au Canada.
• Appliquer et évaluer des protocoles de gestion des dépenses juridiques.
• Discuter avec les clients pour développer et / ou améliorer les directives et les stratégies de gestion des dépenses juridiques.
• Communiquer efficacement avec les cabinets d'avocats pour discuter des questions de conformité et des nuances applicables en matière d’exigences liées à la facturation.
• Gérer le volume de factures juridiques et le flux de travail conformément aux normes personnalisées du client.
• Utiliser les plateformes exclusives de gestion des dépenses juridiques pour mettre en œuvre et gérer des flux de travail complexes, l'acheminement des factures et les exigences des clients en matière de collecte de données.
• Établir des relations solides avec les clients en apportant une valeur ajoutée essentielle à la réussite de nos partenaires.

Autres Fonctions et Responsabilités

• Effectuer les autres tâches qui sont confiées.
• Soutenir le(s) programme(s) de qualité de l'organisation.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.