Are you a detail-oriented billing professional who enjoys solving problems, navigating complex billing guidelines, and making a meaningful impact? Tyson & Mendes is looking for an experienced Appeals Specialist to join our growing team!
In this role, you'll play an important part in supporting the firm's financial success by reviewing invoice reductions, managing appeals, and working closely with attorneys and billing professionals to maximize recovery. We're looking for someone who takes ownership of their work, thrives on organization and accuracy, and enjoys finding solutions to complex billing challenges.
Why Tyson & Mendes? We're a growing national law firm that values collaboration, professional development, and work-life balance. With a 37.5-hour standard workweek, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to grow, we offer a supportive environment where your contributions are recognized and valued.
If you're ready to bring your expertise to a collaborative team where your work truly matters, we'd love to hear from you!
The Appeals Specialist role is responsible for reviewing and submitting appeal responses in various ebilling platforms in an effort to recover reduced invoice amounts. The position is responsible for various insurance carriers and will review their reductions, create and submit appeal emails to the attorneys, and submit the completed appeals before their deadlines. They may also assist the appeals team lead with various reports and other projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage the appeal process for reduced invoices for insurance carriers.
- Generate reports using Word, Adobe, & Excel for legal staff to utilize in crafting comments to appeal.
- Manage appeal deadlines and follow up with legal staff to ensure deadlines are met.
- Utilize various eBilling platforms to submit appeals.
- Communicate with timekeepers, billing specialists, and payables team to resolve issues related to reductions.
- Knowledge of the eBilling/billing process for insurance clients.
- General understanding of insured matter billing and major carrier guidelines.
- Ability to problem solve and use resources to resolve complex invoice reductions and assist in preventing similar reductions in the future.
- 2+ years experience working in a law firm as an Appeals Specialist or Billing professional
- Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel, Word & Adobe and ability to create and maintain spreadsheets
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of eBilling platforms and ability to navigate primary vendor websites for major insurance carriers
- Demonstrate a willingness to research, troubleshoot and respond to billing appeal inquiries
- High level of confidence and professionalism in written and verbal communication internally and externally
- Ability to maintain calm disposition in high stress environment
- Willingness to learn and adapt to changes
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Compensation Package
- The hourly pay range of $25-38/hour, depending on experience
- Overtime paid at 1.5× the regular hourly rate, as needed
- Comprehensive benefits coverage offered, including plans available at zero employee cost (average annual employee contribution for health/vision/dental coverage is $700-1,700)
- Employee Assistance Program through HealthAdvocate
- Employees benefit from a 401(k) program that includes a 100% match on the first 3% contributed and a 50% match on the following 4-5%
- Vacation time is accrued annually at the employee’s base rate
- Employees receive a monthly technology reimbursement of $60
- Paid parental leave at base pay
Benefits
- 37.5-hour standard workweek designed to promote balance and prevent burnout
- Educational reimbursement program for non-attorney eligible team members (up to $3,500 per calendar year)
- Internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the Women’s Initiative and Young Professionals Initiative
- Firm-wide charitable giving program
- Numerous social and off-site events each year to enrich your relationships with your colleagues
About Tyson & Mendes
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Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience working in a law firm as an Appeals Specialist or billing professional
- Intermediate or advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, and Adobe
- Ability to create and maintain spreadsheets
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of eBilling platforms
- Ability to navigate primary vendor websites for major insurance carriers
- Willingness to research, troubleshoot, and respond to billing appeal inquiries
- High confidence and professionalism in written and verbal communication
- Ability to maintain a calm disposition in a high-stress environment
- Willingness to learn and adapt to changes
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
What We Do
Tyson & Mendes’ goal is to achieve justice for all through innovation, collaboration, and outstanding service. Founded in 2002 by principal trial attorneys Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes, we are an AV-rated litigation firm of more than 200 attorneys across the U.S. specializing in defending insurers, corporations, and insureds in civil litigation. Tyson & Mendes represents clients throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. In addition to these states, our attorneys also serve clients in Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin. We have handled some of the most contentious cases that have helped define insurance defense litigation, and we have earned our reputation for targeting the threat of and putting a stop to Nuclear Verdicts® – runaway jury verdicts in excess of $10 million. Our trial-only subsidiary firm, TM HALO®, is wholly dedicated to stemming the tide of Nuclear Verdicts®. Comprised of Tyson & Mendes’ elite defense attorneys with decades of courtroom experience, TM HALO lawyers parachute in to handle the thorniest, highest stakes cases and prevent Nuclear Verdicts®. Back at home, we are ensuring all of our attorneys have the tools they need to achieve exceptional results and protect our clients from unfounded damages awards. We are committed to ongoing education and development. Through comprehensive programs like our TM University and the Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy, Tyson & Mendes attorneys receive in-depth training on the proven defense methods outlined in Managing Partner Robert Tyson’s best-selling book, “Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All,” which is the first playbook for the defense on how to avoid runaway jury verdicts
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