# Legal Operations Specialist

**Company:** [Lyft](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lyft)
**Location:** Nashville, TN
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $59k – $74k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Onit, Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Ledes, Excel, Alternative Fee Arrangements, Matter Management, Legal Billing, Data Analytics, Ironclad, Evisort, Tonkean, Google Workspace
**Posted:** 2026-09-10

> Manages outside counsel and vendor billing, eBilling platforms, rate compliance, accruals, and legal spend analytics. Requires 2+ years of legal billing or eBilling experience, familiarity with LEDES and billing guidelines, and strong Excel and analytical skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and process outside counsel and vendor invoices; audit prebills and invoices for rate errors, block billing, mathematical discrepancies, and billing-guideline violations.
- Operate the Onit eBilling and matter management platform, including invoice intake, LEDES processing, rejections and appeals, accruals, and international/AP invoice processing.
- Enforce Outside Counsel Guidelines and negotiated fee or alternative fee arrangements; process write-offs, write-downs, and adjustments with complete documentation and audit trails.
- Manage timekeeper and billing-rate submissions and approvals; maintain rate cards, matter budgets, and phase/task coding.
- Resolve billing inquiries and disputes with attorneys, law firms, and support staff.
- Partner with Legal Operations and Finance/Accounts Payable on accruals, month- and quarter-end close, reconciliation, and payment status.
- Onboard outside counsel and vendors, including engagement letters, budgets, and billing-guideline acknowledgment.
- Develop spend metrics, dashboards, benchmarking, and data analytics to identify trends and cost-saving opportunities.
- Document billing workflows in playbooks and intake templates; support platform configuration, testing, efficiencies, and report validation.
- Support broader Legal Operations initiatives and process improvements.

## Requirements
- 2+ years of legal billing or eBilling experience in an in-house legal department, law firm, or both.
- Hands-on experience with an eBilling or matter management platform such as Onit, Legal Tracker, or Brightflag.
- Familiarity with LEDES invoice formats, outside counsel billing guidelines, alternative fee arrangements, rate structures, and accruals.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills, with attention to accuracy in high-volume, deadline-driven billing cycles.
- Understanding of financial management principles and process improvement.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, anticipate issues, and work effectively in a changing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred; accounting, finance, or business administration background is a plus.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Ironclad, Evisort, Tonkean, and Google Workspace.

## Compensation
- Base salary: $59,040–$73,800 per year, excluding potential equity, bonus, and benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; mental health benefits; family-building, childcare, and pet benefits.
- 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and time off, paid parental leave, commuter benefits, and company transportation credits.

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