Kennedys is looking for a Legal Billing Assistant to join our Working Capital team based in Chelmsford. Working closely with the Billing, Credit Control, Cashiering and Database teams, the successful candidate will support the efficient delivery of the Firm's billing function. The role will involve the preparation, processing and dispatch of bills, supporting the Firm's billing and working capital activities and helping to ensure billing deadlines and client requirements are met.
Team
The Kennedys Finance team supports the Firm globally by delivering accurate financial information, reporting solutions and operational support, helping to maintain the high standards of service provided to both internal and external clients.
Our Finance function comprises Financial Systems, Financial Control, Financial Planning & Reporting, Management Accounts, Working Capital, Legal Cashiering, and Database teams.
Our UK Finance team is primarily based in Chelmsford and London, with support provided to colleagues across our global network.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Working Capital team in providing a comprehensive billing service and administrative support as required.
- Build effective working relationships with Partners, fee earners and Business Services teams to support the billing process.
- Take ownership of allocated billing tasks, ensuring work is completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Produce Work in Progress (WIP), missing time and other billing reports to support billing activity.
- Support the preparation and drafting of client bills in accordance with client requirements and service level agreements.
- Monitor outstanding proformas and work with fee earners to meet billing deadlines and support the Firm's working capital objectives.
- Escalate complex or contentious billing matters to the supervising Legal Biller or Assistant Working Capital Manager.
Required experience
- Experience working within an administrative, finance, legal or other professional services environment.
- Good attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Previous legal billing experience, desirable.
- Knowledge of VAT requirements, desirable.
- Experience using legal practice management or finance systems, desirable.
- Experience supporting e-billing processes, desirable.
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, distinctive and ambitious. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.
