Billing Assistant II

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a preeminent, full-service law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Munich, and Washington, D.C. Our practice consists of sophisticated corporate transactions and commercial litigation matters including antitrust, restructuring, commodities, communications, securities, creditors' rights, employee benefits, environmental, energy and natural resources, estate planning, intellectual property, real estate, tax, and venture capital. Our clients range from Fortune 100 companies to medium and small corporations, financial institutions and leveraged buyout and venture capital firms.

The Chicago office is seeking a Billing Assistant II who, under immediate supervision of the Billing Supervisor and general supervision of the Billing Manager, will be responsible for all aspects of drafting and finalizing client invoices. This position is expected to perform all job duties with a commitment to providing superior service to clients, producing quality work products and maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: preparing invoices for review by billing attorneys, sorting data and preparing work in customized formats as required by clients, monitoring payment of assigned clients’ accounts receivable and coordinating collection efforts, monitoring aging of unbilled fees for assigned billing attorneys and/or clients, and keeping contact with Billing and Collection Committee members and/or Financial Managers to coordinate billing and collection efforts. This position will also provide assistance to billing attorneys and clients regarding invoices and as requested, provide basic financial data and analysis. In addition, this position will provide assistance to Senior Billing Assistants as requested.
REQUIREMENTS
The Billing Assistant II must possess good interpersonal skills in order to work effectively within a team environment and possess the ability to adapt to new assignments and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Additional requirements include working knowledge of Word, good customer service demeanor and flexibility for possible over time hours. An ideal candidate will have working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and three years of billing experience.

Submit resumes to:
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Staff Recruiting
200 E. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
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Fax: 312-660-7955
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