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Legal Operations Billing Analyst

Title: Legal Operations Billing Analyst
Location: Remote - EST hours
Type: Contract w/ potential extensions

Main notes:
• 3+ years experience in legal operations - specifically with managing the end-to-end legal billing process (legal e-billing on the client-side)
• Proficient in legal billing software such as Brightflag or Simply legal
• Ability to work independently

Description:
We are seeking an experienced legal operations professional to join the Legal Ops Team. Together with the Legal Affairs organization, we deliver efficient, scalable, and innovative support to Compnay's growing business. We manage contract workflows, outside counsel relationships, strategic legal planning, and legal operations projects. In this role, you will take ownership of key legal operations workstreams, with a primary focus on legal billing and vendor management. You will ensure operational excellence in managing our legal e-billing processes and support the Legal Affairs team in financial oversight and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities:
• Manage and optimize Company's e-billing system (Brightflag), including overseeing billing processes, tracking spend across platforms, managing accruals and analysis, managing regular controls, and ensuring compliance with billing guidelines.
• Provide daily support for the legal e-billing system, resolving invoice issues, responding to inquiries, and training internal teams on vendor management processes.
• Partner with the finance team and law firms to manage invoicing, accruals, and reporting on budgets, costs, and resource utilization for financial oversight.
• Oversee vendor and outside counsel management, including supporting fee arrangement negotiations, managing law firm engagement letters, and developing a preferred law firm panel program.
• Advise the Legal Affairs team on budget strategies, spend optimization, and alternative fee arrangements with external legal service providers.
• Drive continuous improvement in billing and vendor management processes.
• Lead and support various legal operations projects, ensuring their successful completion by coordinating with legal and business stakeholders.

Requirements:
• You have 2-3 years of experience in a legal operations role focused on e-billing and outside counsel spend management, ideally in an international organization or large law firm.
• You have hands-on experience with e-billing systems (e.g., Brightflag) and a strong understanding of billing and accounting procedures.
• You have experience supporting rate and fee negotiations, creating reports and relevant metrics/statistics (including alternative fee arrangements), and managing relationships with law firms.
• You effectively bridge the gap between technical, legal, and business teams, aligning systems and processes with business needs.
• You have excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively.
• You are inquisitive and challenge the effectiveness of current processes and procedures, constantly seeking ways to improve.

Estimated Min Rate: $30.00
Estimated Max Rate: $34.00


What’s In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.