Nashville

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening for an eDiscovery Business Manager in its Nashville or Chattanooga office. Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide administrative and project management assistance for the eDiscovery service team;
• Maintain vendor services list and qualifying new technologies supporting eDiscovery workflows;
• Cost estimates and budgeting for projects, primary interface with Client Service Group (“CSG”) team, and tracking budget compliance;
• Triage data transfers and data downloading supporting eDiscovery team;
• Provide billing notifications and communications, including on-boarding of new matters and ensuring that billing guidelines are followed
• Ensuring 100% accuracy that the e-discovery billings are going to the right client matters, assisting in getting them billed, following up on prioritizing their collections
• Manage monthly billing submissions for all technology and staffing solutions supporting eDiscovery billing;
• Answer billing questions and investigate billing issues that arise to ensure completeness and accuracy;
• Coordinate Contract Counsel timekeepers, including onboarding, scheduling training, internal metrics tracking, and tracking budgets;
• Coordinate new matter creation and paperwork;
• Coordinate matter closures each month;
• Coordinate vendor information security compliance activities with vendors and BD infosec team;
• Digital Forensic Scheduling
  • Maintaining references for digital forensic providers
  • Scheduling and coordinating collections;
• Maintain eDiscovery form and template bank, in coordination with the CSG;
• Assist Marketing Department in responding to RFPs regarding eDiscovery support; and
• Assist with scheduling and executing on marketing activities for the team.

Requirements

• Four year degree preferred;
• 3-5 years relevant experience in eDiscovery work preferred but not required;
• Law firm experience (or equivalent) strongly preferred;
• Position based in either Chattanooga or Nashville; and
• Strong technical skill set.

Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States. Resumes accepted only for job posted. Please click here to apply.

Thank you for submitting your resume. After our hiring committee has had a chance to review all candidates for this position, we will reach out to only those that will be moving on to the next step in our recruiting process. We appreciate your interest in the position and will contact you if further action is necessary.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression and marital status.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and Berkowitz P.C.'s nationally recognized healthcare practice is seeking to fill a senior-level health law associate position. The ideal candidate will have at least four to six years of transactional experience advising health care providers. Experience handling operational and corporate work for different types of providers, including surgery centers, ancillary service providers, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs, and long-term care providers, is a plus. Candidates should have experience with a leading law firm or healthcare provider and strong law school credentials. Candidates must have excellent analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills, be highly organized and detail-oriented and have the ability to manage several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines. This is an opportunity to work with a great team of talented health care lawyers at one of Fortune Magazine's Best Companies to Work For in America. The ideal candidate would be resident in the Firm's Baltimore or Nashville offices. For consideration, please click here. Please include your resume and cover letter.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC has an immediate opening for a Billing Specialist in any of these office locations: Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville, Houston, Knoxville, or Washington, D.C. 

The successful candidate will have at least 2 years Law Firm billing experience, be a self-starter, and proven leader of teams with diverse responsibilities.  The ideal candidate will be able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritize workloads effectively and thrive in a dynamic environment.  This position must understand commonly used concepts, practices, and procedure as well as have the ability to take full ownership of assigned duties.  After a period of training time, this position can become fully remote other than in office attendance two days a month.  This position reports directly to the Billing Manager. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES           

1. Performing functions leading to the production of client invoices such as checking in prebills, moving time and disbursements, editing entries, applying prepay and trust to bills, etc.
2. Generating, posting invoices and distributing them to the clients and attorneys
3. Maintaining firm databases by entering, updating, and retrieving data related to client billing
4. Collaborating with attorneys and staff on matters related to billing
5. Maintain accurate, up-do-date client and/or attorney specific billing instructions
6. Monitor unbilled WIP to ensure timely billing
7. Creating spreadsheets and reports by researching and analyzing data from the financial database and various dashboards
8. Participate in the implementation of special billing projects
9. Responsible for ensuring departmental policies and procedures are followed
10. Research and answer questions for attorneys, secretaries, and clients. Timely responses to both internal and external clients are required
11. Handle other job-related duties including special projects as assigned by the Billing Manager or Director of Revenue Services

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED         

1. Experience with Aderant and Prebill Viewer is highly preferred
2. 2+ years law firm Billing experience
3. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Must be able to interact across departmental divisions
5. Must have excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills
6. Must be able to produce high volume in a fast-paced environment, work under pressure and balance multiple competing priorities
7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office required with distinct expertise in Excel
8. Must demonstrate the ability to analyze complex problems and recommend and/or implement solutions
9. Must have the ability to exercise considerable judgment and discretion in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with both attorneys and staff
10. Must be able to learn quickly, be flexible, and think strategically
11. Must work well independently and in teams, share information, support colleagues, and encourage participation
12. Should be enthusiastic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure
13. Should have a strong work ethic and keen attention to detail and accuracy

Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States.  Resumes only accepted for job posted.  Please click here to apply.

Thank you for submitting your resume.   After our hiring committee has had a chance to review all candidates for this position, we will reach out to only those that will be moving on to the next step in our recruiting process.  We appreciate your interest in the position and will contact you if further action is necessary.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression and marital status.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C. has an immediate opening for an experienced Corporate / Transactional Paralegal in any of the following locations: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville or Birmingham.  All candidates must have either a Bachelor's Degree and/or a paralegal certificate from an ABA approved paralegal program, and five years of prior corporate experience. 

Some responsibilities include the following:  Renew and maintain corporate entities, draft, file and manage various business entity documents for corporations, LLCs and partnerships with state agencies, arrange UCC/litigation/lien searches, prepare and file UCC documentation, assist upkeep of corporate minute books, assist with due diligence, ­­­­­­and generally assist transactional matters for busy seniors housing and long term care practice. 

Candidates should possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication (oral and written) skills. All applicants should have an aptitude for detail and multi-tasking; the ability to work efficiently, and to work under pressure with or without direct supervision. Each candidate must be able to handle multiple projects at the same time for different attorneys.  Candidates must be flexible, have regular attendance, subject to firm COVID-19 protocol, and be willing to work overtime if necessary.

Resumes will only be accepted for position posted. Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States. Please click here to apply.

Thank you for submitting your resume.   After our hiring committee has had a chance to review all candidates for this position, we will reach out to only those that will be moving on to the next step in our recruiting process.  We appreciate your interest in the position and will contact you if further action is necessary.

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity and marital status.