In-House
Seattle, WA
Attorney in Seattle, WA
Non-practicing Attorney
5-10 yrs required
No
Job Title: Analyst, ELS
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive legal bill reviews by analyzing invoices submitted under Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA) and hourly arrangements.
- Review expense documentation and line entries to ensure compliance with outside counsel billing guidelines and billing task and expense codes.
- Monitor adherence to 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.
- Utilize 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 developing 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.
- 5-10 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:
- Not provided in the text.
Company's Core Values:
- Excellence: Striving to make every client an advocate.
- Passion: Committed to actions because of care.
- Collaboration: Achieving success through teamwork and communication.
- Agility: Flexibility, adaptation, and embracing change.
- People: Valuing, respecting, and investing in teammates.
- Vision: Creating clarity of purpose and a clear path forward.
Legal and Equal Employment Opportunity Information:
- The company is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer.
- The company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
Jun 26, 2025
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