Senior Billing Specialist

Ledgent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgent is seeking an experienced Legal Billing Specialist in Washington, DC to manage the full billing cycle for assigned attorneys and clients. The role covers pre-bill generation, editing, final invoices, and payment follow-up, including complex e-billing workflows.

You will collaborate with legal teams, clients, and collections staff to address outstanding invoices, implement billing rules, rates, and discounts, and ensure accurate electronic billing configurations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal billing experience in full-cycle billing and e-billing.
• Experience with Aderant Expert accounting software; Pre-bill Manager and Expert Image preferred.
• Ability to independently manage a portfolio of attorneys, clients, and complex billing arrangements.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills; solid understanding of accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage full legal billing lifecycle from pre-bill to final invoice.
• Administer billing arrangements, rates, discounts, and e-billing compliance.
• Submit and monitor invoices across e-billing platforms; resolve rejections.
• Maintain billing data in Aderant (rates, approvals, codes, configurations).
• Collaborate with attorneys, clients and collections staff on outstanding invoices and reports.

Skills

Legal billing

Billing management

Excel

Office suite

Tools

Aderant Expert

Pre-bill Manager

Expert Image

Job description

Essential Job Duties

• Manage the full legal billing lifecycle for assigned attorneys and clients, from pre-bill generation and editing through final invoice submission and payment follow-up.
• Administer complex client billing arrangements, including billing rules, rate structures, fee agreements, volume discounts, and e-billing compliance requirements.
• Submit and monitor invoices through multiple e-billing platforms, resolving invoice rejections, reductions, and dispute issues to ensure timely payment.
• Maintain client and matter billing data within Aderant, including rates, timekeeper approvals, billing codes, and electronic billing configurations.
• Partner with attorneys, clients, and collections staff to address outstanding invoices, accrual reporting, special billing requests, and client-specific reporting needs.

Desired Skills and Experience

Core Qualifications

• Approximately 5+ years of legal billing experience with demonstrated expertise in full-cycle billing and electronic billing processes.
• Strong experience with Aderant Expert accounting software; experience with Pre-bill Manager and Expert Image preferred.
• Proven ability to independently manage a portfolio of attorneys, clients, and complex billing arrangements.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Excel skills, combined with a solid understanding of accounting principles and financial data management.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.