Job Description

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About your new role

The responsibility of the Billing team is to ensure all bills are produced in an accurate and timely manner, working closely with internal clients and partners.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

To assist with billing and distribution on numerous clients, ensuring bills are submitted and queries dealt with in a timely manner. Working within a medium sized team but being able to prioritise own portfolio of work throughout the month. Key to the role is being able to prioritise the work, raising the bills and dealing with queries. Assist with all billing aspects, striving to look for better ways to work with the client to speed up the payment process of our bills. Ensure all bills are produced throughout the month, not left until the last few days of the month, all bills having the required information attached and despatched to the client in a timely manner Provide accurate advice on billing queries and taking appropriate action Undertake account reconciliations as required Maintain confidence of fee earners and Partners through positive results There may be a requirement to visit other offices Participate in all Team Rota jobs Ad hoc duties as required The flexibility to work overtime as and when required
This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.###

About You

Minimum of 12 months working in a fast passed office environment. Dealing with and recognising the special requirements of clients Reviewing and taking pro-active action to resolve billing issues Excellent problem-solving ability Must have natural initiative and good sense of responsibility Confident, positive attitude being essential to the role Accuracy & attention to detail Proactive approach to relationship building with the ability to manage difficult relationships Experience of 3e or Elite practice management systems (desirable) Strong organisational skills Strong time management skills Strong excel skills Ability to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, then we look forward to receiving your application.###

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 5th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2025 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.



We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer.



Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations.



The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation."



We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.



We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.



Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

Work for a firm where people matter - work for Weightmans - We See the

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As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;


28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time) / Lateral Hires will differ
Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment
Healthcare cover/ Medicash Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary Interest free travel loan scheme Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme Cycle to work scheme Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme

there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

lateral hires and Legal Director's annual holiday entitlement and benefits will differ from those above

Please note

We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available. Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role. The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team. We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)

Weightmans operates a strict 'preferred supplier list' (PSL) and is committed to working closely with the recruitment agencies that feature on that list. As such, Weightmans does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs, profiles or any other introductions from both our PSL and non-PSL agencies. If a PSL or non-PSL agency chooses to submit a speculative or unsolicited CV, profile, or introduction without instruction from a member of Weightmans' recruitment team, we will reserve the right to treat the introduction as a gift and contact the candidate directly without accepting or entering into the agency's terms nor being liable for a recruitment fee.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.