Legal Assistant/Paralegal

The Legal Bill Review Team is a unit within Claims legal here at the end client. The Legal Bill Review Team supports Claims Litigation by reviewing all invoices submitted by outside counsel and vendors relating to the defense of litigation claims. The purpose of the review of the invoices submitted by outside counsel is to ensure that Client's pays only the proper amount per the contract with counsel which includes Clients’ guidelines for Claims Litigation.

Essential Functions:

• Comprehensive review of legal invoices for compliance with legal services guidelines
• Adjusting legal invoices as needed in the legal billing system Acuity.
• Familiarity with legal terms and documents (preferred but not required)
• Participate in work related group conversations.
• Detail oriented.
• Can sit, read, and concentrate for long periods of time (strongly preferred)

Education & Qualifications:

• High School Diploma (required)
• Bachelor’s degree; Certification, training and/or experience as a Paralegal (preferred but not required)
• 4 or more years working as a legal assistant or secretary, paralegal, attorney, or claim adjuster or in legal billing with a law firm (preferred but not required)
• Preferred---experience with legal billing.
• 2 or more years of experience in a position related to insurance defense (preferred but not required)
• 1-2 years relevant experience as a legal bill reviewer (preferred but not required)
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to identify trends and elevate issues.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, and analytical skills

Job Type: Contract

Pay: Up to $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Insurance: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person