Billing Coordinator

As a global law firm our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people.

Our culture is collaborative and inclusive— where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued. Where performing to your highest ability, unlocks equal access to opportunities to learn, thrive and grow.

We combine deep legal expertise and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect, and defend our clients' businesses, across every critical moment.

We operate in the sectors and regions that matter to our clients. With forward-thinking insights and innovative, tech-enabled solutions that combine deep knowledge of their sectors and markets.

You’ll build connections and work with colleagues as one global team. You’ll unlock opportunities for clients, across borders, cultures, legal and commercial disciplines.

Join us to work with colleagues as one global team – empowering each other to be exceptional and create advantage for our clients.

As a global law firm our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people.

Our culture is collaborative and inclusive— where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued. Where performing to your highest ability, unlocks equal access to opportunities to learn, thrive and grow.

We combine deep legal expertise and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect, and defend our clients' businesses, across every critical moment.

We operate in the sectors and regions that matter to our clients. With forward-thinking insights and innovative, tech-enabled solutions that combine deep knowledge of their sectors and markets.

You’ll build connections and work with colleagues as one global team. You’ll unlock opportunities for clients, across borders, cultures, legal and commercial disciplines.

Join us to work with colleagues as one global team – empowering each other to be exceptional and create advantage for our clients.

Clifford Chance US LLP is seeking a full-time Billing Coordinator. The Billing Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the client billing process for an assigned group of partners. This role will communicate and liaise directly with partners, managing associates and secretaries in connection with various aspects of client billing. The Billing Coordinator will also be responsible for revising bill/time entry narratives, coordinating client billing cycles and working closely with attorneys to prepare client invoices.

This position can be located in Washington DC or Houston, TX and will report to the Billing Supervisor.

• Prepare and distribute monthly prebills to the responsible billing partners and their teams
• Process comments and revisions from partners and associates
• Monitor time and disbursement transfers and write-offs to obtain the necessary approvals in accordance with firm policy prior to processing them in the system
• Prepare and distribute draft bills for review and approval
• Ensure billing partner approval is obtained to finalize bills
• Prepare, submit, and monitor e-bills/update e-bill workflow notes when necessary
• Post bills in our client billing system and assist/coordinate in sending them to clients
• Ensure each posted bill has the proper backups electronically filed in the designated Billing file folder within the firm's document management system (iManage)
• Communicate and liaise proactively with billing partners regarding matter billing status, special billing arrangements, fee caps, fixed fee, etc.
• Understand Work in Progress ("WIP") Provisions and ensure aged WIP and special discounts are properly monitored and accounted for under each matter
• Monitor WIP and aging levels to assist billing partners in meeting defined billing goals
• Review, analyze and ensure matters…