Client Compliance Coordinator
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP · New York, United States · 1 mo ago
Legal$65k–$85k/yrFull-time
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Upload and maintain client billing agreements and client requirements correspondence (including emails) into billing guideline folders and client sites
- Continually re-engineer policies and processes to ensure that bills are rendered in compliance with client requirements
- Implement new client guidelines in Elite 3E and work with Rates team for rate set-up
- Create and maintain client billing rules, biller checklist, and partner summaries
- Create processes to audit client bills before rendering
- Identify, research and track bills for those not paid in full; correspond with clients to identify any issues and potentially recoup payments
- Develop relationships with partners and secretaries to expand knowledge of client requirements
- Regularly communicate policies to partners, timekeepers and secretaries
- Work closely with the billing team to designate individuals as "billing policy experts" for individual clients' billing policies as a resource for the team
- Work closely with E-Bill Coordinator and the billers on day-to-day e-billing issues
- Develop and enhance process to obtain required information from partners or codes from clients before bills are rendered
Qualifications
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail skills
- Proactive Results oriented
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to deal with all levels of firm personnel and client contacts
- Comprehensive analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently
- Experience and expertise with Microsoft office suite
- Prior law firm billing department experience
- Bachelor's degree required