Representing Schwabe…

Accounts Receivable/Collections Specialist – Portland

The Accounts Receivable/Collections Specialist is responsible for providing quality client experience while working to collect repayment on outstanding account balances. Works in a professional, customer-centric, and high volume environment; taking inbound calls and making outbound calls. The position is also responsible for daily posting of payments. Provides exceptional service while being empathetic when evaluating client situations to provide relevant solutions. Mitigates risk by adhering to all policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal regulations.

This position will work in a hybrid capacity working 3 days a week in the Portland office.

Responsibilities include:

• Post payments from multiple sources daily
• Research questions regarding payment applications on a timely basis
• Deal directly with clients to recover delinquent payments to enhance timely collection results ‎while preserving client relationships ‎
• Strong interaction with senior management ‎
• Work independently, manage multiple priorities, and work well under pressure ‎
• Identify, analyze, and resolve accounts receivable inventory issues and problems pertaining to ‎aged accounts receivable ‎
• Create, review, and analyze accounts receivable information, track performance and manage ‎processes to meet financial goals ‎
• Learn various technology platforms
• Spreadsheet creation and maintenance
• Assist in developing process improvement checklists and manuals for specific practice areas
• Resolve and appeal issues with reduced e-bills while meeting required deadlines

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:‎

• Three plus years of experience in accounting, billing, and/or collections
• Efficient multitasking and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, quantitative, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• High level of organization, accuracy and attention to details
• Ability to deliver a high standard of customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Self-starter who enjoys a fast, paced, team environment
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Working knowledge of accounting principles
• Excellent data entry skills
• Law Firm experience a plus
• Enterprise/3E financial systems a plus and/or time and material billing experience a plus
• High school diploma/GED
• Degree in business administration, accounting preferred, or equivalent work experience

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to Accounting Manager, Loraine Sarnacki‎.

Schwabe provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, ‎life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, EAP, transit ‎subsidy, and paid time off.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ‎ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected ‎by law.

Director of Lawyer Development – Oregon or washington

The Director of Lawyer Development will work collaboratively with firm leadership to further the Firm’s strategic objective of coaching, development, and training lawyers to ensure a smooth integration into the firm. This position is responsible for Associate development and training initiatives and assisting lawyers as they progress in their careers. This position will develop department-specific training programs, ensuring all lawyers have access to the resources, support, and services available to achieve professional growth. The position will assist with the associate evaluation process, lead Associate lawyer mentoring and development and manage the professional development programs and budget. The role will work closely with the CEO to develop and execute on Associate strategic initiatives.

Schwabe offers a hybrid work environment in which this role will be in the office 3 days per week with 2 days of remote work. This role will have occasional travel to other Schwabe offices.

Essential Lawyer Development Functions:

• Coach lawyers by helping them learn the “Schwabe Way”, connect resources, learn best ‎practices, and help build development plans and goals. ‎
• Ability to customize solutions for more effective development.
• Partner with firm leadership to provide feedback and coach the lawyers to be successful.
• Cultivate, implement, and streamline a comprehensive training curriculum across all legal departments, exemplifying the “SchwaBe Way” and improving overall client service, industry focus, firm culture, and reputation.
• In collaboration with firm leadership, develop, implement, and maintain a lawyer competency and development framework to assist lawyers at different career stages.
• Partner with firm leadership and Associates to conduct training needs analysis.
• Continually evaluate and assess all aspects of the professional development program, including analysis of development opportunities, course congruency and consistency, and other training resources to make future recommendations to improve the curriculum.
• Ensure a full but focused array of training and professional development opportunities. Identify speakers, consultants, and coaches for programming.
• Assist with legal education matters by ensuring all lawyers complete bar-mandated continuing legal education. Integrate the Firm’s training program with applicable CLE requirements. Oversee MCLE & PD Specialist on CLE-related activities, ensuring compliance and knowledge of mandatory CLE requirements, including rule updates and changes to serve as a resource to lawyers and legal staff.
• Work with HR, Recruiting, and other departments to develop and execute a comprehensive onboarding and integration processes for Associate lawyers.

Competencies:‎

• The successful candidate will be a creative, strategic, innovative, and highly effective leader.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Demonstrated leadership, professional presence, and strong interpersonal, management, and problem‐solving skills.
• A strong desire and ability to mentor and coach lawyers.
• An engaging demeanor and the ability to build relationships quickly.
• A proven, professional, and people-focused sophistication in aligning, inspiring, producing, and managing change.
• Confidence, humility, high emotional intelligence, and the fortitude to effectively drive professional development initiatives to a standard of success.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, attention to detail, and an exceptional customer service attitude.
• A highly organized and adaptable team player must be willing to collaborate and share ideas to improve the process.

Education and Experience:

• 10+ years’ experience coaching and leading people & teams
• Progression in leadership, good decision making and ability to influence is required
• Law firm or professional service background a plus
• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to Alishia Young, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Salary range $160,000 – $210,000 depending on experience and education.

Schwabe provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, EAP, transit subsidy, and paid time off.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ‎ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected ‎by law.

Office Assistant – Anchorage

The Office Assistant will deliver excellent internal and external client service in a pleasant and professional manner. In addition to greeting clients and visitors to the firm, this position requires learning and utilizing computer software, following instructions carefully ‎, and accepting various projects. The Office Assistant will possess high organizational skills; the ability to handle multiple tasks under pressure; strong written and oral communication skills; and the ability to communicate interpersonally with everyone professionally. This position offers a great opportunity for growth.  It will be in-person in the office, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Essential Functions: ‎

• Answer and direct phone calls
• Greet clients and visitors
• Organize and schedule conference room appointments
• Log deliveries and pick-ups
• Coordinate and order catering for lunches and events
• Schedule Zoom meetings
• Coordinate the activities in conference rooms
• Handle and trouble-shoot audio/video and video conference systems‎
• Maintain schedules for visiting attorney offices
• Contact entry into InterAction
• Drafting correspondence shells
• Organize and bates number documents
• Assist with electronic filing and exhibit organization
• Process invoices for payment and check requests
• Travel arrangements
• Prepare expense reimbursements
• Provide project support under legal assistant or paralegal supervision
• Electronic file management, including saving emails to Filesite
• Transcription
• Opening, scanning, and processing incoming mail or saving to Filesite
• Scanning projects
• Maintain facilities and work with supply, maintenance, and service vendors
• Assist accounting department by maintaining petty cash and assisting with trust checks

Competencies:‎

• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects, activities and tasks simultaneously
• High level of organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills

Preferred Computer Skills:‎

• Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Interaction
• 3E
• FileSite
• Intapp
• Estate Works

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED required and one year of office experience. Any ‎satisfactory combination of experience and education will be considered. ‎
• Experience working in a law firm is a plus.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to Jody Waterman, Legal Support Service Supervisor.

Schwabe provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, ‎life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing retirement, tuition reimbursement, EAP, transit ‎subsidy, and paid time off.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ‎ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected ‎by law.