Client Accounts Operations Lead - Palo Alto

About the role

The Client Accounts Operations Lead, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm's strategic initiatives, is an advanced level Legal Biller with analytical and job priority sequencing responsibilities. This position will have permanently assigned billing responsibilities and is expected to successfully but dynamically manage the firm's top-tier billing portfolios to include high volumes and fees for institutional, high-profile clients and attorneys. Based on overlapping assignments from multiple managers or for providing interim support for multiple biller's positions, the Operations Lead will be responsible to analyze and prioritize responsibilities to ensure maximum contribution to the larger billing organization, which includes process and gap analysis to be incorporated into customized training and mentoring to other staff members on all billing procedures. As part of the team, the position provides and ensures a cohesive, full-cycle billing support solution to billing attorneys with complex domestic and international billing books. Serves as proxy for regional managers as needed and is considered a subject-matter expert in the field of billing. May provide temporary managerial support in the absences of designated regional managers or be a functional supplemental senior-level billing resources during absences, unplanned vacancies and/or during periods of increase work content within a designated regional territory. Represents the department by participating in client meetings and across groups and sets and drives agendas impacting billing practices and processes. The position will report to a Manager, Sr Manager, or Director in the department with ongoing assignments that require taking directions from or providing support to multiple regional managers simultaneously. This position is remote and may require work across various time zones and may require dynamic work schedules that change according to business needs of assigned region. Location This position is located in our Palo Alto office and offers a hybrid work schedule working at least three days in the office.