CIPRIANI & WERNER PC

Associate

• Conduct legal research and analysis on various legal issues
• Draft legal documents, including pleadings, motions, briefs, and agreements
• Represent clients in court hearings, depositions, and mediations
• Collaborate with senior attorneys on complex cases
• Maintain billable hours as necessary
• Manage client relationships and a caseload with supervision
• Assist in the representation of clients in motion practice, conferences, mediations, and trial when and where necessary

Associate – Workers' Compensation

Operations

• Assist the billing team with all portions of the revenue cycle including: Matter set up in accordance with client guidelines.
• Create and distribute pre-bills in accordance with firm policies.
• Revisions and finalization of all invoices, including review for billing guideline compliance such as travel and collection of all back-up documentation (aka receipts or vendor invoices).
• Transmission of invoices to the clients either via email, e-fax, or e-billing hub and/or other electronic billing as required by each client.
• Follow up on any rejected invoices and coordinate with insurance contacts and attorneys to resolve issues.
• Work with attorneys and leadership to draft appeals for any invoice reductions by billing websites.
• Communicate with leadership and Regional Office Management on Retainers, Flat Fee, or Alternative Fee Agreement matters, and action steps needed.
• Assist the conflicts team with conflicts checks as needed.
• Implement necessary changes to billing software in the event of client updates such as change in e-billing websites, carriers, and third-party administrators.
• Submission of new timekeepers and rates to all applicable client websites, including deactivation of terminated employees.
• Execute write-offs in Prolaw for any discounts, processing fees, and reduced time entries which may require communication with leadership on current trends and issues.
• Work on Accounts Receivable projects and collaborate with leadership to determine collection issues.
• Assist leadership regarding on-boarding and off-boarding of attorneys and/or profit centers.
• Participate, as requested, in Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Complete any project-based tasks as assigned by leadership.

Billing and Operations Assistant

Administrative Assistant

• Run conflict checks
• Summarize client guideline
• Organize and process attorney registrations
• Assist with ordering supplies, running reports, etc.
• Oversight with the internal helpdesk
• Assist with additional administrative tasks as requested

Administrative Assistant – Conflicts

Billing Specialist

• Preparing all new files in accordance with client requests and guidelines
• Preparing draft invoices in accordance with the billing cycle
• Editing and finalizing invoices for submission to clients
• Utilizing e-mail, e-faxing, regular mail, and electronic submission to ensure client receipt of bills
• Tracking invoices through the process until payment is received
• Communicating with clients regarding retainers, past due balances
• Reporting and communicating total amount of billings with appropriate parties
• Assisting with entering billable time
• Additional tasks and/or projects may be assigned on an ad-hoc basis