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About the Role
Lyft is seeking a detail-driven Legal Billing Specialist to manage outside counsel and vendor billing across their matter management and eBilling platforms. This role involves reviewing invoices, enforcing billing guidelines, and ensuring accurate and timely legal spend, while supporting the broader Legal Operations function.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and process outside counsel and vendor invoices, auditing for errors and guideline violations.
- Manage the day-to-day operation of the eBilling and matter management platform (Onit), including invoice intake and processing.
- Enforce compliance with Outside Counsel Guidelines and negotiated fee arrangements, processing adjustments with documentation.
- Manage timekeeper and billing-rate submissions and approvals, maintaining accurate rate cards, budgets, and coding.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for billing inquiries and disputes, resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Partner with Legal Operations, Finance, and Accounts Payable on accruals, close processes, and payment status.
- Onboard outside counsel and vendors to the billing program.
- Develop and iterate on spend metrics, dashboards, and benchmarking through data analytics.
- Codify billing workflows into playbooks and intake templates; support platform efficiencies and testing.
- Support broader Legal Operations initiatives and process improvements.
Requirements
- At least 2+ years of legal billing or eBilling experience in an in-house legal department or law firm.
- Hands-on experience with an eBilling/matter management platform (e.g., Onit, Legal Tracker, Brightflag) and familiarity with LEDES invoice formats.
- Working knowledge of outside counsel billing guidelines, alternative fee arrangements, rate structures, and accruals.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills, with attention to accuracy in high-volume, deadline-driven billing cycles.
- Understanding of financial management principles and process-improvement experience.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across the business and with external law firms.
- A proactive, entrepreneurial approach with a strong sense of ownership.
- Comfortable with new challenges and frequent change, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Skills
- eBilling
- Matter Management
- Invoice Review
- Outside Counsel Guidelines
- Fee Arrangements
- Accruals
- LEDES
- Excel
- Data Analytics
- Process Improvement
- Communication
- Collaboration
Location
- Toronto area
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office (at least 3 days per week)
- Remote (up to 4 weeks per year)
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or higher preferred
- Coursework or background in accounting, finance, or business administration is a plus
Salary/Compensations
- CAD $71,200-$89,000
Benefits
- Extended health and dental coverage options
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care benefits
- Pet benefits
- Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
- RRSP plan with company match
- Flexible paid time off policy (salaried team members)
- 15 days paid time off + additional day per year of service (hourly team members)
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave (top-up plan)
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Lyft ride credits
About the Company
- Lyft's purpose is to serve and connect.
- Lyft aims to cultivate a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging.
- Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy.
- Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
- Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process.