About the Role
Pirkey Barber, a leading trademark law firm, seeks a full-time Billing Clerk to support billing operations. The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, service-oriented, and comfortable managing detailed financial information and competing deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Process prebills and transmit invoices in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Provide billing information, account-balance data, and supporting documentation to clients, attorneys, and other internal stakeholders, including for responses to audit letters.
- Maintain billing notes, procedures, and client-specific billing arrangements, including budgets and billing ceilings.
- Assist with post-billing appeals, accrual reporting, and the month-end closing process.
- Support client e-billing system onboarding and related electronic billing requirements.
- Assist with billing-rate reviews, implementation of updated rates and timekeepers, and timekeeper onboarding and training.
- Prepare reports, invoices, graphs, and other work product in response to attorney and client requests.
- Perform other accounting duties and assist with special projects as needed.
Requirements
- Three (3) years related work experience, law firm environment or professional services environment preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret detailed attorney and client requests and identify the appropriate response or work product.
- Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and other billing-related figures.
- Understanding of how billing processes may affect the general ledger.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- A responsive and diplomatic approach to client service.
- Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team.
- This position is not available to candidates who now or in the future will require U.S. visa sponsorship (including H‑1B, TN, or E‑3 visas).
Skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, and general database software; familiarity with billing software and client e-billing platforms preferred.
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3 years related work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university preferred but not required.
Salary/Compensations
- $55,000-70,000 annually
- Eligible for overtime
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Telehealth
- Vision insurance
About the Company
- Founded in 2006, Pirkey Barber is one of the largest firms in the United States focused on trademark, trade dress, copyright, and unfair competition law.
- We are frequently recognized as one of the leading trademark firms in the country.
