Attorney in Houston, TX

In-House

Houston, TX

Attorney in Houston, TX

Non-practicing Attorney

Max 5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Associate, Structured Teams

Job Responsibilities:
- 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 (., 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.

Education and Experience Information:
- Bachelor’s degree required; legal, finance, or business-related field preferred. JD or paralegal certification is a plus.
- 0-5 years of experience in legal auditing or legal bill review, legal operations, law firm billing, or legal spend management.
- Familiarity with tools such as Collaborati/TeamConnect, TyMetrix, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, BillingPoint, Brightflag, Coupa, Ariba.
- 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.

Salary Information:
- No specific salary information is provided in the text.

Company Values:
- Excellence: Striving to make every client an advocate.
- Passion: Commitment driven by care.
- Collaboration: Winning together through teamwork and communication.
- Agility: Flexibility, adaptability, and embracing change.
- People: Valuing, respecting, and investing in team members.
- Vision: Creating clarity of purpose and a clear path forward.

Legal and Equal Employment Opportunity Information:
- Company is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer.
- Does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.