Consultant - LBA

The Consultant LBA for Wolters Kluwer will be responsible for performing Legal Bill Analysis
(LBA) in the Legal Bill Analysis Center of Excellence (“LBACOE”).
The Consultant LBA will be responsible for the prompt, accurate and efficient auditing of
electronically submitted legal fee and expense invoices submitted by law firms and vendors of
our clients. The candidate will be responsible for making adjustments to invoice line item
entries, where those line item entries violate provisions of the relevant billing guidelines, and
documenting the justification for such adjustments.
The Consultant LBA will provide guidance to business unit partners regarding issues or
opportunities within the LBA process.
Essential Responsibilities
Efficiently and accurately review legal invoice entries.
Receive legal bill assignments from the Operations Support Specialist and/or work the
intake queue for self-assignments.
Verify compliance with legal billing guidelines by law firms and vendors submitting
invoices.
Verify the accuracy of the UTBMS task codes (Fee, Activity and Expense codes) applied
to invoice line items.
Document reasons for any adjustments made to invoice line items, identifying the billing
guideline violated and the rationale for the amount adjusted.
Forward the audited legal bill through the review chain as required.
Communicate and calibrate with Legal Invoice Analyst and Quality Assurance Analyst
team members. Provide feedback to management on additional calibration
opportunities.
Demonstrated superior ability to review, analyze and evaluate legal fee and
cost/expense invoice entries and to exercise discretion and sound judgment when
making audit and adjustment decisions.
Advanced understanding of legal terminology and claims legal situations required.
When directed by management, support QA Analysts in addressing requests for
reconsideration of adjusted amounts submitted by law firms.
When directed by management, support QA Analysts in conducting the quality
assurance review of invoices audited by Legal Invoice Analyst I & II peers, while utilizing
SME knowledge in specialized legal practice areas.
Conduct periodic audit and data analysis to support management in collecting
performance metrics for internal use and use with clients and law firms.
Analyze and condense clients’ legal service agreements to produce effective operational
tools, meeting and in some cases exceeding customer expectations.
When directed by management, assist with the creation and updating of various team
and department wide standard operating procedures.
Participate in the training and mentoring of new Legal Invoice Analysts via informal and
formal mentorship and training initiatives, both for new client roll outs and for backfilling vacancies on existing client teams.
Liaise with and provide periodic feedback to CIOX Artificial Intelligence Decision Science
team on functionality and improvement of machine learning end-user experience and
accuracy.
Self-motivated with an ability to work independently and with very limited supervision
after training.
Excellent computer skills with the ability to learn the electronic legal bill submission and
auditing software.
Sound command of the English language-- grammar, syntax and style -- including an
understanding of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization.
Excellent spelling and proofreading skills.
Effective communication skills - ability to obtain information from others and deliver
information to others orally and in written form.
Organizational skills, including the ability to organize work in an orderly fashion
conducive to the prompt, efficient review of an appropriate number of legal invoices in
a given day or time period.
Familiarity with common business math and possess appropriate business telephone
skills.
Ability to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions; ability to respond to requests
effectively and efficiently.
Job Qualifications
Education
Minimum: Paralegal Certification or equivalent work experience. Bachelor’s Degree in legal
related discipline and/or equivalent work experience either in-house or with a third-party legal
Invoice Auditing Company Strongly Preferred. Advanced Degree a Plus.
Experience, Knowledge and Tools
Minimum Experience: 3 - 5 years of experience in a legal services or legal bill auditing
environment, including:
Extensive experience with legal billing processes.
Firm understanding of the federal and/or state rules of civil procedure.
Prior legal bill review experience required.
Experience with one or more practice areas in a legal billing or legal services setting,
including but not limited to; insurance, civil litigation, intellectual property, corporate,
and banking.
Required Competencies:
Communications: Strong arbitration and organizational skills are critical to being
successful in this role. Strong communications skills and the ability to organize and
motivate team members in a matrix environment are essential.
Team Work: Must work collaboratively with people within FCOE and throughout the
entire WK organization, while providing constructive feedback to LBACOE leadership.
Problem Solving: Capable of independent thinking and rendering sound
decisions. Astute at identifying and engaging the necessary resources to help in decision
making. Takes quick actions to identify and resolve the cause of any problem. Proactive
in nature.
Leadership: Exhibits individual control over day to day responsibilities as well as the
ability to work collaboratively with other BUs to produce results.
Planning and Organizing: Must be able to implement plans with the purpose of
achieving short and long term goals. Must be able to prioritize in order to accomplish
these goals in a given time period.
Technology: Has the ability to partner with experts in the technology field to identify
technology gaps and requirements necessary to develop position and impactful
solutions.
Learning: Ability to acquire new or modify existing knowledge to support a changing
market place and workforce. Can demonstrate a capability to learn by study,
experience, or instruction.
Initiative and Enterprise: Is self-directed and has the ability to translate ideas into
action and get things done.
Critical Thinking: Able to firmly understand the nuances of language and think critically
About The Meaning Behind Cryptic Language And Legal Jargon.
Tools:
Microsoft Office Suite ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Work arrangement
Hybrid