Billing Specialist/Settlement Assistant
Location: Downtown San Diego, California
Employment Type: Full-time, non-exempt
About Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world’s leading complex litigation firms, specializing in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation. Our Firm has been ranked #1 in the ISS Securities Class Action Services Report for recovering the most monetary relief for investors and has obtained some of the largest recoveries in history, including:
- Enron – $7.2 billion (largest securities class action recovery)
- Household Int’l Inc. – $1.57 billion (largest ever following a securities fraud class action trial)
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals – $1.21 billion (largest pharmaceutical securities recovery)
- Am. Realty Cap. Props. Inc. – $1.02 billion (highest percentage of damages of any major PSLRA case prior to trial)
- UnitedHealth Grp. Inc. – $895 million (largest stock option backdating recovery in history)
Position Overview
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is seeking a detail-oriented Billing Specialist/Settlement Assistant to provide billing and settlement support to a fast-paced law firm environment. The primary responsibility of this position is high-volume data entry, including editing time and expense records, extracting information from the Firm’s accounting system into Excel spreadsheets, and converting spreadsheets into PDF documents for submission to the court. The ideal candidate will be comfortable independently managing detail-oriented tasks while working closely with the Firm’s Settlement Department, including both legal and non-legal staff.
Key Responsibilities
Include, but are not limited to:
- Data entry, running accounting software reports, making edits, creating spreadsheets, and converting Excel spreadsheets into PDF documents.
- Maintaining proformas.
- Expense Research: Pull backups for expenses for attorneys’ review.
- Generating Monthly Report: Create an Excel spreadsheet with time and expense information per guidelines set by lead counsel and/or the court.
- Edits to Time & Expenses: Making edits on the initial review, Partner review and Executive Committee review.
- Ethical Wall Memos: Going into accounting system for timekeepers who are walled off and checking to see if they have any time or expenses on the case. If so, run a report with any time and expenses for each timekeeper and email it to the Settlement Administrator.
- Any other miscellaneous requests by the Settlement Administrator.
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- High school diploma and experience in accounting or finance are a must. Accounting degree a plus.
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Excel and knowledge of the Microsoft suite are mandatory.
- Proficiency in 10 key.
- 3E accounting software experience is a plus.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work at a desk and in front of a computer for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally.
- Filing and data entry for up to 6-8 hours a day.
Additional Abilities & Aptitudes
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $55,000 – $65,000 per year (depending on experience and qualifications)
- Comprehensive benefits program
How to Apply
For consideration, please email a cover letter and resume to recruiting@rgrdlaw.com with “Billing Specialist/ Settlement Assistant San Diego” in the subject line.
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Robbins Geller is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military, or veteran’s status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. For the Firm’s full EEO policy, please refer to our website: www.rgrdlaw.com.
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The marginal functions of this position have not been included. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.
Employees MUST maintain domicile in a state and/or city where Robbins Geller has an office.
Schedules depend on job duties. Robbins Geller reserves the right to determine when and if remote work is an option. Robbins Geller will make reasonable accommodations for such, if it does not cause undue hardship for the Firm. All positions may be required to report on-site for specific projects or on an as-needed basis.