Matter Management Analyst

Career Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Legal is seeking a Matter Management Analyst to support matter setup, maintain client/matter records, and ensure compliance with billing and regulatory requirements.

You will work with the matter team, assist with new client/matter openings, monitor setup, respond to enquiries, and identify process improvements across NBIM. This role supports a leading global law firm’s operations in London.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal, written and face-to-face communication skills.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the matter team to ensure new transactions are set up optimally to meet external client and legal requirements and internal reporting/billing requirements.
• Assistance with opening of new clients/matters and generation of matter numbers.
• Monitor the setup of clients/matters to ensure compliance with the regulations and billing/rates requirements, liaising where relevant with the Business Finance, Risk Management and Tax Teams.
• Actioning changes to clients and matters as requested by matter teams.
• Assistance with the setup of eBilling clients.
• Using the information held within the Practice Management system to assist internal clients (lawyers/secretaries) by responding to their enquiries.
• Liaising with the other New Business Intake teams to ensure a joined up and efficient process for the fee earners and PAs.
• Identify process improvements to the internal NBIMatterManagement processes.
• Adhoc projects support for the NBI team globally.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Prioritisation

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Multitasking

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client is a leading global law firm with offices across Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas. The firm is particularly renowned for its market-leading litigation and dispute resolution practice, as well as its expertise in corporate, finance, energy, infrastructure, and real estate matters.

The firm in question are now looking to hire a Matter Management Analyst.

Responsibilities

• Workcloselywiththematterteamtoensurenewtransactionsaresetupoptimallytomeetbothexternalclientandlegalrequirementsandinternalreporting/billingrequirements.
• Assistancewithopeningofnewclients/mattersandgenerationofmatternumbers
• Monitorthesetupofclients/matterstoensurecompliancewiththeregulationsandbilling/ratesrequirements,liaisingwhererelevantwiththeBusinessFinance,RiskManagementandTaxTeams.
• Actioningchangestoclientsandmattersasrequestedbymatterteams
• Assistance with the setup of eBilling clients
• Using the information held within the Practice Management system to assist internal clients (lawyers/secretaries) by responding to their enquiries
• Liaising with the other New Business Intake teams to ensure a joined up and efficient process for the fee earners and PA's.
• IdentifyprocessimprovementstotheinternalNBIMatterManagementprocesses
• AdhocprojectsupportfortheNBIteamglobally

CandidateProfile

• Educatedtodegreelevel
• Excellentresearchandanalyticalskills.
• Goodcommercialawareness.
• Abilitytoprioritiseworkload.
• Excellentattentiontodetailandaccuracy.
• Abilitytoworkautonomouslyandprioritisemultipletaskssimultaneously.
• Excellentverbal,writtenandfacetofacecommunicationskills.
• ProficientknowledgeofMicrosoftWordandExcel.

ImportantNotice

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