Billing Coordinator

Overview Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms. The Firm was established in 1884 and has approximately 2,000 lawyers. Headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C., the Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe. The Billing team is responsible for overseeing the Firm's global billing function, ensuring compliance and consistency of billing practices, policies and procedures and supporting the partnership in achieving timely billing of inventory. Job Summary Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Billing Coordinator to join the Firm’s Billing, Collections and E-Billing team. This role is critical to maintaining the firm’s financial integrity and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant billing for services rendered to clients. The Billing Coordinator will work closely with Partners to compile, manage and execute attorney billing and resolve billing-related issues. We are looking for a candidate who can thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and contribute significantly to the Firm’s goals and growth. Responsibilities Process and deliver a high volume of attorney client bills with accuracy and efficiency Review and edit pre-bills in response to attorney and support team requests Apply retainer and on-account credits under attorney direction and in line with Firm policy Handle write-offs in accordance with established Firm guidelines Execute complex billing tasks, including multi-discount and split-party billing, and produce electronic bills in a timely manner. Submit invoices electronically and assist in resolving issues that might arise, ensuring a smooth client billing process Verify supporting billing documentation for accuracy, as required Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies and client inquiries with speed and professionalism Generate billing schedules and perform billing analysis as needed Serve as a key billing liaison between attorneys, secretaries, and clients Prepare and distribute monthly Partner reports and provide report comments for the Finance Committee and Partner-facing communications Participate in Partner and management meetings to review unbilled matter comments, matter on-accounts and e-billing issues Work closely with the Collections team to resolve accounts receivable issues and minimize credit balances Provide backup support to colleagues Maintain accurate, audit-ready records and support internal and external compliance efforts Help implement and refine billing systems and procedures to enhance efficiency and contribute to strategic special projects Support Finance during month-end and year-end billing cycles Perform other duties as assigned Education Required High School diploma or GED equivalent Preferred Bachelor’s degr