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Law Firm Bookkeeper Operations Assistant

Patrick Daniel Law, Houston, TX, United States


Job Description
Plaintiff personal injury law firm seeks Legal Bookkeeper/Accountant that can assist Firm Administrator with financial and operational aspects of Plaintiff’s contingency based law firm practice.

Responsibilities

Bookkeeping for Trust Account

Bookkeeping for multiple Operating Accounts

Bookkeeping for multiple lines of credit

Banking Deposits

Review and understanding of client costs

Client monthly living expense/advance payments

Client cost payment & entry

Client Settlement Disbursement preparation and completion

Office expense payment

Vendor communication and payment

Bank reconciliation

Quickbooks reporting and setup

Communication with legal case management company

Communication with banking institutions and providers of lines of credit and sureties

Financial document preparation and reporting

Document preparation and Communication with CPA for tax planning

Experience and Background
Bachelor’s degree required--this is non-negotiable.

Minimum 5 years at single company

Contingency fee experience mandator

Current Quickbooks experience mandatory

Additional Requirements

STRONG IT background including use of adobe, scanner, office and all other attendance programs to Quickbooks, experience with Law Accounting a major plus

Quickbooks Pro/Enterprise 5+ years

Quickbooks banking and credit cards feeds

Credit Card Reconciliation

File Expense coding

Financial Reporting

Case Management system experience/familiarity

Ability to work without supervision

Ability to work without significant instruction

Current working knowledge of updates and upgrades to legal accounting world

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