Legal Bookkeeping Specialist

Tandem Legal Bookkeeping serves law firms across the United States. Our work centers on trust accounting, matter accounting, and helping firms maintain clean books through strong compliance and disciplined operational execution.

We are growing and looking for a Legal Bookkeeper with hands-on law firm bookkeeping experience who wants to build a long-term career in this specialized niche.

This is a full-time remote U.S.-based position with benefits and the opportunity to grow.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation based on experience and fit
• Health insurance (50% employer contribution)
• Full-time W-2 employment
• 90-day mutual evaluation period

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily bookkeeping, transaction review, and trust account reconciliations
• Investigate discrepancies, review financial activity, and help resolve accounting issues
• Respond to time-sensitive requests from law firms as priorities shift throughout the day
• Collaborate with team members in live working sessions, screen sharing, and real-time problem solving
• Communicate with clients regarding bookkeeping questions, reconciliations, and operational needs
• Manage client work while adapting to Tandem standards, workflows, and operating practices

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of legal bookkeeping experience
• Working knowledge of trust accounting and IOLTA requirements
• Strong reconciliation skills with excellent attention to detail
• Prior experience with at least one law office practice management and/or legal accounting platform(such as Clio, CosmoLex, MyCase, LEAP, Docketwise, or similar systems)
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online
• Professional communication skills with confidence interacting directly with law firms by email, phone, and video meetings

Preferred Experience:

• Legal billing and invoicing workflows
• Payroll entries and payroll-related bookkeeping

Technology & Systems Proficiency:

Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a modern remote business environment, including:

• Strong general computer proficiency and comfort working in a Mac-based business environment
• Strong digital file management and document organization skills in a document-intensive environment (Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the broader Microsoft Office ecosystem

Who Will Thrive Here:

• Take pride in clean books and accurate reconciliations
• Enjoy solving accounting problems, not just entering transactions
• Are proactive, organized, and accountable
• Enjoy working in a dynamic, highly collaborative environment where priorities can shift quickly
• Want to build deep expertise in legal bookkeeping and law firm operations

If you already understand the unique challenges of law firm bookkeeping and are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• How many years of legal bookkeeping experience do you have?
• Have you worked with trust accounting / IOLTA?
• Have you used any of these platforms? (Clio, CosmoLex, or other legal practice management software)

Work Location: Remote