Attorney Auditor

NJ CURE • Princeton, NJ

11d • $50 - $60 • Hybrid

About The Position

CURE Auto Insurance is seeking an Attorney Auditor to join their team. This role offers an opportunity to work alongside a first-rate team of subject matter experts in the field of law, insurance, and business operations, while also providing a healthy work-life balance. The Attorney Auditor will be responsible for validating legal bill charges, resolving billing disputes, supporting centralized legal bill review, and providing guidance to outside counsel and internal stakeholders across multiple operating units. The position ensures prompt, accurate, and efficient auditing of submitted legal fee and expense invoices, conducting line-by-line reviews to determine accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with fee structures. The role involves identifying and reducing billing discrepancies, educating attorneys and claims staff on the bill review process, and advising on the reasonableness of time spent and best courses of action for resolution. The Attorney Auditor will develop extensive knowledge related to legal necessity for insurance defense and coverage-related work, make sound decisions, and negotiate resolutions. They will utilize claim file and document review to gather strategy information and apply it during the review process, engage in communications with law firms and claims as a technical resource for appeals and discretionary reviews, and participate in calibration and consultation with the Litigation Management Services team. Collaboration with the claims department for effective litigation cost control is also a key aspect, as is serving as a technical resource, providing consultation and training on legal bill review and best practices.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Law license to practice in at least one state
• Five plus years of insurance billing defense, preferably in civil litigation

Responsibilities

• Validating legal bill charges
• Resolving billing disputes
• Supporting centralized legal bill review
• Providing guidance to outside counsel and internal stakeholders across multiple operating units
• Ensuring prompt, accurate and efficient auditing of submitted legal fee and expense invoices pursuant to applicable litigation and billing guidelines
• Conducting line by line review of invoices to determine accuracy, reasonableness and compliance with agreed upon fee structure between company and law firm
• Collecting information via contact with law firms and claims staff to determine the reasonableness of time spent on tasks and complete the bill review process
• Identifying billing discrepancies based on litigation and billing guidelines, industry standards and litigation history, and reducing invoices accordingly
• Discussing, explaining and educating attorneys and claims staff on reasons for invoice reductions, the bill review process and compliance with litigation and billing guidelines
• Advising and working closely with claim managers, adjusters and attorneys on billing discrepancies to determine the reasonableness of time spent and the best course of action for resolution
• Developing and maintaining extensive knowledge related to determining the likely legal necessity for specific insurance defense and coverage related law firm work
• Making quick, sound decisions and negotiating resolution of billing issues or disputes
• Utilizing claim file and document review to obtain claim strategy information and applying it during the review process
• Ensuring prompt, accurate and efficient auditing of submitted legal fee and expense invoices and amending as appropriate
• Engaging in written and/or verbal communications with law firms and claims, serving as a technical resource for appeal oversight and discretionary reviews
• Participating in calibration and consultation with the Litigation Management Services team
• Collaborating with the claims department for more effective litigation cost control
• Serving as a technical resource to other claim professionals and stakeholders, providing consultation and training regarding legal bill review and related best practices

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off (PTO days, sick days, and holidays)
• Flexible spending options with FSA & HSA plans
• Life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Voluntary benefits such as legal services, pet insurance, and identity & fraud protection
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families
• Health & wellness perks including gym discounts, wellness reimbursements, and reward programs
• Fun, engaging in-office events that support our culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior