Legal Billing Assistants - City of London

Gemini Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized legal recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Aid Billing Assistant for a prominent law firm in London. In this role, you'll manage and process Legal Aid bills, ensuring timely submissions and billing accuracy. The ideal candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong numerical and communication skills, and experience with Legal Aid Agency billing claims. This position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for progression, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for progression

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in legal billing and accounts management.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Experience working in a law firm or legal environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process files for external costs drafts.
• Process Legal Aid bills for timely submission.
• Assist with invoicing and payments.
• General administration and document management.
• Liaise with experts related to billing.

Skills

Good attention to detail

Excellent numerical skills

Self-motivated

Excellent communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Business acumen

Experience with billing claims to the LAA

Tools

Databases

Spreadsheet packages

Job description

Role:LegalBillingAssistant|LegalAidBillingCoordinator | London

ALegal500lawfirmandoneoftheUK'slargestproviderofLegalAidservicesareseekingLegalAidBillingAssistantstojointheirestablishedBillingandCostsDepartment,whichcomprisesof30staffbasedinCityofLondon.

GeminiRecruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client’s accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in TheLegal500 and ChambersandPartners, as at optier firm.

MainResponsibilitiesoftheRole:

• Managingandprocessingfilesforexternalcostsdraftsmentopreparedetailedbillsofcosts
• ProcessingofLegalAidbillsandensuringfilesaresenttotheLegalAidAgencywithoutdelay
• ProcessingofbillswithenclosurestoSupremeCourtCostsOffice
• Assistingwithlegalaidpaymentsonaccount
• AssistingwithpaymentofInvoices
• Processingofbillspostassessmentandpreparingfinalcostscertificate
• Processingbillspayablebythirdparties
• Managingthesubmission,billing,andreconciliationofLegalHelpfilesandexceptionalescapefeeclaimstotheLegalAidAgency(LAA).
• AssistingwithpaymentofInvoices.
• Generaladministrationofdocuments-filing,scanningandarchiving
• Liaisingwithexperts

KeySkillsRequired:

• Goodattentiontodetail
• Excellentnumericalskills
• Self-motivatedwiththeabilitytoworkonowninitiativeandtotightdeadlines
• Excellentcommunicationskills
• ExcellentITskillswithabilitytoprocessinformationusingrelevantsoftware(databases,spreadsheetpackages).
• Businessacumen
• PreviousexperienceonbillingclaimstotheLAAwillbeessential.

Onofferisacompetitivesalary,realopportunitiesforprogressionandasupportiveteamenvironment.

AboutGeminiRecruitmentandEqualOpportunities:

GeminiRecruitmentisaleadingrecruitmentagencyspecialisinginlegalrecruitment. WeprovideahighlyfocusedservicespecialisinginplacementsforSolicitors,LegalExecutives,TraineeSolicitors,ParalegalsandLegalSupportStaff. WehaveintimateknowledgeofspecificopportunitiesinthelegalmarketacrosstheUK.

ThecompanyiscommittedtoEqualOpportunitiesandembracesdiversityandinclusivityofitsstaffandstrivestoensurethattheirworkforcereflectsthediversityofthecommunitiestheyserve.

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