What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Firman Solutions?
•Advanced knowledge of legal billing workflow including preparation of proformas, attorney time & cost edits transfers, execution of bills, LEEDs (electronic billing), scanning, and mailing. Month-end bill production and distribution. Takes ownership of their function and supports others within their team.
•Knowledge of client matter number creation and ability to interface with other departments to get stuff done efficiently in pleasant manner.
•Experience with cash application including invoice look-up and discovery. Check/wire remittance scanning into accounting system and daily online bank deposits. Candidate will report upon daily deposits and reconcile to nightly cash book.
•Strong knowledge of online banking functions (report printing, wire notifications, positive pay etc.) receipt posting and disbursements necessary in reporting on cash flow.
•Daily review and annotation of of bank history reports for transaction completeness and fraud review. Distribution of same reports to accounting staff plus follow-through on open items.
•Knowledge of trust accounting especially retainer drawdowns including billing and pre-petition bankruptcy emergent requests.
•Must be able to multi-task and answer client or attorney requests related to billing inquires including invoice re-production, client balances (WIP/AR) OPRA audits and Purchase Orders in timely fashion.
