Legal Billing Specialist - Vancouver, Canada - DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs around the world.

Our mission is to be the leading global business law firm.

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP is one of Canada's leading law firms with a team of innovative, proactive and dedicated lawyers, administrative and support staff who serve our clients in Canada and around the world.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits including a generous, top-rated employee pension plan.

If you are talented in providing unprecedented service, are enthusiastic and a team player, we are looking for you.

We are currently looking for an
Legal
Billing Specialist to join our Securities group and invite you to review the job description below.

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Duties & Responsibilities_

Responsible for the billing support for a group of lawyers including generating bills on a monthly basis, understanding and adapting to ‎specific client ‎requirements, working with US and international counterparts to open and bill files originating outside of Canada in accordance with international requirements, and transmitting bills through electronic billing hubs as required;‎
Provide administrative support including proactively keeping track of deadlines, keeping client records current and lawyers organized;
Liaise with legal assistants, paralegals, other lawyers and clients on file progress;‎
Other legal duties as required.‎

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Knowledge, Qualities & Experience Required_

Completion of a Legal Administrative Assistant program and 35 years professional office experience ‎preferred; ‎
Previous experience in a billing position;
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, & Word;
Able to meet timely deadlines and ensure appropriate response times;
Proven experience handling a high volume practice;‎
Excellent organizational and time management abilities required to prioritize a high volume of tasks and manage priorities;
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
Dedicated to providing quality customer support by providing service beyond expectation.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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