Comprehensive legal bill review analyzing invoices submitted under AFA and hourly arrangements. Review expense documentation and line entries to ensure compliance with outside counsel billing guidelines and billing task and expense codes.
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 (e.g., 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.
- Bachelor’s degree required; legal, finance, or business-related field preferred. JD or paralegal certification a plus.
- 5-10 years of experience in legal auditing or legal bill review, legal operations, law firm billing, or legal spend management.
- Tools: 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-10 years of experience in legal auditing, legal bill review, legal operations, law firm billing, or legal spend management
- 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
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Legal, finance, or business-related degree
- JD or paralegal certification
- Experience with Collaborati, TeamConnect, TyMetrix, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, BillingPoint, Brightflag, Coupa, or Ariba
Consilio LLC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Company and plan materials describe a 401(k) with employer match and auto-enrollment, signaling structured retirement support for eligible employees.
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Parental & Family Support — A parental-leave entry cites 8 weeks at 100% pay plus 10 days of bonding leave for either parent, alongside broader PTO offerings.
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What We Do
Consilio is a global leader in eDiscovery, document review, risk management, and legal consulting services. The company supports multinational law firms and corporations using innovative software, cost-effective managed services and deep legal and regulatory industry expertise. Consilio has extensive experience in litigation, HSR second requests, internal and regulatory investigations, eDiscovery, document review, information governance, compliance risk assessments, cybersecurity, law department management, contracts management, legal analytics, paper discovery and digital printing, as well as legal recruiting and placement. Consilio and its global family of companies, Advanced Discovery, Altep, Millnet Document Services and Legal Placements Inc., employ leading professionals in the industry, applying defensible workflows with patented and industry-proven technology across all phases of the eDiscovery and risk management lifecycle. ISO 27001:2013 certified, the company operates offices, document review facilities and data centers across Europe, Asia, and North America. Security Notice: Prospective applicants and employees should note that Consilio's website can be securely accessed through the link below. Consilio NEVER charges candidates or employees for training or certifications. Such offers are scamming attempts, should be disregarded and / or reported to authorities in your local jurisdiction.
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