Job Description

• Focal point for enquiries and requests from Partners and Fee Earners (UK and Germany)
• Organizing and distributing monthly billing workload - reports, Amendments, drafting and finalizing bills
• Overseeing compliance with internal billing procedures
• Communicating with clients
• Liaising with the accounts department
• Management of disbursements; and
• Requesting the opening of new case files

Costs Analysis:

• Producing reports and assisting in monitoring of WIP and billed fees in compliance with budgets
• Assisting in the preparation of costs budgets and monitoring compliance; and
• Assisting with the preparation of statement of costs (interim and final)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience of legal or patent prosecution billing/client invoicing is preferable (but not essential)
• Ability to demonstrate pride in getting their work completed, and ensuring it is consistently completed to the highest standard possible
• A desire to consistently exceed expectations
• Ambitious, and a team player
• Strong numerical ability and highly analytic
• Good computer skills (in particular, Excel skills)
• Attention to detail
• A consistent, reliable, flexible manner
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to priorities and work well under pressure