12 Month FTC - Legal Biller

Totum Partners; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a highly experienced Billing Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support a high-volume billing team. You will handle billing across multiple service lines, ensuring accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, experience in high-volume environments, and is confident in liaising with senior stakeholders. This role offers the flexibility of working fully remotely while making an immediate impact in a busy team.

Qualifications

• Experienced legal biller with a track record in high-volume, fast-paced environments.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to 'right-first-time' billing.
• Confident in liaising with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of high-volume billing across multiple service lines and clients.
• Maintain and update matter data for billing compliance.
• Prepare detailed Excel border-eaux, bill schedules, and documentation.

Skills

High-volume billing experience

Attention to detail

Communication with senior stakeholders

Professional and self-motivated

Tools

Elite 3E

Excel

Job description

Billing Assistant – 12-Month FTC

Totu is working with a leading law firm to recruit three highly experienced Billing Assistants on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role’s support high‑volume billing team of 24 during a period of peak demand, allowing the existing team to focus on a query resolution project.

What you’ll do:

• Take ownership of high‑volume billing across multiple service lines and clients, ensuring timely and accurate submission within SLAs.
• Maintain and update matter data for correct billing and compliance.
• Prepare detailed Excel border‑eaux, bill schedules, and supporting documentation.
• liaise with Partners and Lawyer to resolve billing queries professionally and efficiently.
• Review and update billing guides to prevent errors, ensuring compliance with VAT rules and templates.
• Support colleagues and contribute to team success by sharing best practices.
• Provide guidance and training to junior team members as required.

Who you are:

• Highly experienced legal biller with a track record in high‑volume, fast‑paced environments.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to “right‑first‑time” billing.
• Professional, self‑motivated, and able to perform under pressure.
• Confident in liaising with senior stakeholders.
• Experienced with Elite 3E, Paperless, and Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP).

Desirable:

• E‑billing experience.
• Draft billing within 3E.
• Experience providing training to junior team members.

This is an ideal opportunity for experienced legal billers to make an immediate impact, support a busy team, and work fully remotely while maintaining hands‑on involvement in high‑volume billing.

As a responsible business, it is important that we present the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that’s why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during this selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.