Legal Timekeeper Analyst

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive legal bill review analyzing invoices submitted under AFA and hourly arrangements.
• Review expense documentation and line entries to ensure compliance with outside counsel billing guidelines and billing task and expense codes.
• Review and analyze legal invoices submitted by outside counsel to ensure accuracy, compliance with billing guidelines, and reasonableness of charges.
• Monitor adherence to outside counsel billing guidelines, including time entry descriptions, billing rates, staffing models, and expense charges.
• Identify billing discrepancies, unauthorized charges, excessive time entries, and non-compliant billing practices; communicate findings with internal stakeholders and law firms.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and procurement teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost control of legal services.
• Provide feedback and training to law firms on billing expectations and compliance issues.
• Maintain and update billing guidelines and support their enforcement through contract terms and engagement letters.
• Leverage e-billing platforms (e.g., TyMetrix, CounselLink, Serengeti, Legal Tracker) to facilitate invoice workflow, reporting, and analysis.
• Track and report key metrics related to legal spend, savings opportunities, and billing compliance.
• Assist in the development of internal policies and procedures to streamline the legal bill review process and improve cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; legal, finance, or business-related field preferred.
• JD or paralegal certification a plus.
• 0-5 years of experience in legal auditing or legal bill review, legal operations, law firm billing, or legal spend management.
• Understanding of law firm billing practices, legal service delivery models, and legal billing software.
• Experience with outside counsel billing guidelines, engagement terms, and legal cost control.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with legal and non-legal professionals and external counsel.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.