Legal Billing Narrative Editor

DLA Piper; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking a Legal Specialist, Copy Editor to review and refine pre-bill narratives ensuring invoices reflect legal services accurately and comply with billing standards. You will work with attorneys, billing and finance teams to polish narratives before submission.

This role demands strong proofreading, legal terminology familiarity, and a track record in professional services content. Hybrid work arrangements are available across U.S. offices.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience reviewing detailed content for accuracy and compliance.
• Experience with legal terminology and attorney billing content.
• Familiarity with outside counsel guidelines and client billing requirements.
• Strong proofreading, copyediting, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal/financial software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit pre-bill narratives for accuracy, clarity, grammar, punctuation, style, and consistency prior to client invoice generation.
• Partner with partners, attorneys, legal support professionals, and billing teams to revise and refine time entry descriptions to accurately reflect legal work performed.
• Ensure billing narratives comply with firm billing standards, client billing guidelines, and best practices for invoice presentation.
• Identify unclear, incomplete, duplicative, inconsistent, or non-compliant narrative entries and coordinate appropriate revisions.
• Standardize billing language and formatting across matters while preserving the substantive description of legal services provided.
• Conduct detailed quality assurance reviews of invoices to ensure content accurately reflects attorney work product and client engagement requirements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining style guides, editing standards, and narrative best practices for billing descriptions.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to attorneys and business professionals regarding effective billing narrative drafting.
• Collaborate with Finance, Billing, Pricing, and Practice Group teams to support billing quality initiatives and process improvements.
• Maintain confidentiality of client, matter, financial, and attorney information in accordance with firm policies and professional obligations.
• Track recurring editing issues and recommend solutions to improve overall billing quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Support special projects related to billing compliance, client requirements, and invoicing process enhancements.

Skills

Copyediting

Legal terminology

Billing processes

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Business, Finance, or related field

Paralegal Certificate or equivalent legal training preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

DLA Piper is seeking a Legal Specialist, Copy Editor to review and refine pre-bill narratives ensuring invoices reflect legal services accurately and comply with billing standards. You will work with attorneys, billing and finance teams to polish narratives before submission.

This role demands strong proofreading, legal terminology familiarity, and a track record in professional services content. Hybrid work arrangements are available across U.S. offices.