Billing Assistant (6-month FTC)

LR Legal Recruitment; London; Hybrid; NOK 365,000 - 453,000; Full time

Job summary

LR Legal Recruitment is seeking a Billing Assistant for a London-based, hybrid role on a six-month fixed-term contract. You will support the finance team across the full billing cycle, including time entries, disbursements, and invoicing, with focus on accuracy and compliance.

The role requires prior billing or accounts experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with practice management systems. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:30 in a collaborative legal environment.

Qualifications

• Previous billing or accounts experience, ideally in a legal or professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of time recording, WIP, billing principles and VAT.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence using practice management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage full billing cycle from time entries to final bills.
• Prepare draft and final bills and process amendments and credit notes.
• Handle disbursements, issue invoices and maintain accurate billing records.
• Assist with client-specific billing requirements, e-billing and client portals.
• Support month-end billing processes and ensure VAT compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organised

Numeracy

Tools

Excel

Practice management systems

Job description

Billing Assistant (6-month FTC)

Market Rate Salary

London (EC1M) Hybrid

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Billing Assistant to join a leading law firm in London on an initial six-month fixed-term contract.

Working within the Finance team, you will support:

• full billing cycle,
• preparing draft and final bills,
• processing time entries,
• managing disbursements,
• issuing invoices and handling amendments and credit notes.

You will also assist with client-specific billing requirements, e-billing, client portals, month-end billing and maintaining accurate billing records.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous billing or accounts experience, preferably within a legal or professional services environment. A good understanding of time recording, WIP, billing principles and VAT is desirable, alongside strong Excel skills and confidence using practice management systems.

You will be highly organised, numerate and detail-focused, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Please note: Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.30pm.

This is a great opportunity to develop your billing and finance experience within a supportive legal environment.