Remote Legal Spend Auditor

Native American Talent; Shreveport (LA); Remote; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work

Job summary

Sedgwick in the United States is seeking an Attorney Auditor to review legal and non-legal invoices in line with client guidelines and internal audit standards. This role supports timely processing, escalates complex issues, and ensures adherence to GAPS and audit protocols.

The Attorney Auditor collaborates with managers, reviews billing details, and applies established rules, contributing to accurate and well-documented audit outcomes.

Qualifications

• Law degree (J.D.) is preferred from an accredited college or university. Active law licensure preferred but not required
• Six (5) years of insurance defense or other civil litigation experience required
• Extensive knowledge of the civil litigation process
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies

Responsibilities

• Applies established client-specific legal spend management protocols, billing guidelines, and Generally Accepted Principles and Standards (GAPS) to review assigned invoices; escalates requests for new or modified protocols as appropriate.
• Communicates audit findings and responds to billing inquiries from law firms, providing clarification on existing billing requirements and documenting outcomes in accordance with standard practices.
• Processes assigned invoice volume in alignment with established workflows, service level expectations, and quality standards to ensure timely and accurate audit completion.
• Performs reasonableness reviews of legal and non-legal invoices by analyzing billing details, identifying discrepancies, and applying defined audit rules; documents adjustments and rationale clearly.
• Utilizes Sedgwick’s Legal Spend Management platforms to review invoices, apply billing guidelines, and route items in accordance with established system rules and workflows.
• Collaborates with managers and team members to ensure consistency in applying billing guidelines and audit practices across assigned work.
• Identifies recurring issues or trends in billing practices and provides feedback to support potential updates to guidelines or processes.
• Escalates complex, ambiguous, or high-risk billing issues to senior team members or management for guidance and resolution.
• Ensures audit work meets established accuracy, documentation, and quality standards; outputs may be subject to secondary review.

Skills

Civil litigation

Oral and written communication

MS Office

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Performance competencies

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Sedgwick in the United States is seeking an Attorney Auditor to review legal and non-legal invoices in line with client guidelines and internal audit standards. This role supports timely processing, escalates complex issues, and ensures adherence to GAPS and audit protocols.

The Attorney Auditor collaborates with managers, reviews billing details, and applies established rules, contributing to accurate and well-documented audit outcomes.