Settlement Distribution Manager in Manhattan, New York at
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About Us
Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, is a trial law firm dedicated to helping injured people get the justice they deserve. We have offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, California, and Texas. We only represent people—not corporations. Our nationwide practice affords us the opportunity to make a difference on a broad scale, and we are looking for colleagues who share our passion.
About the Role
The Settlements Distribution Manager is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end settlement distribution process to ensure all client funds are distributed accurately, timely, and in compliance with firm SOPs, ethical rules, and regulatory requirements. This role serves as a critical control point between Legal Operations and Accounting, ensuring data accuracy, proper approvals, goal attainment, and risk mitigation related to client funds.
The individual in this role is accountable for validating settlement details, approving distribution calculations, attorney fee calculations, managing case expense capture, resolving cost-related questions, and driving workflow efficiency across departments.
- Oversee the full settlement distribution lifecycle from receipt of settlement funds through final client disbursement.
- Ensure all settlement data (settlement amounts, attorney fees, costs, liens, holdbacks, and net client proceeds) is accurate, complete, and approved prior to distribution
- Ensure settlement processing aligns with monthly and quarterly distribution targets
- Report distribution metrics, risks, and performance updates to leadership as needed.
- Escalate issues involving legal risk, financial exposure, or policy exceptions to firm leadership
- Determine what costs are eligible to be captured at distribution and ensure accurate accounting treatment. promptly.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for case cost, settlement, and distribution-related questions.
- Track and manage distribution volume, turnaround time, and performance against firm goals.
- Identify gaps or inefficiencies in current processes and recommend improvements.
- 5+ years of experience in settlement distributions, legal operations, trust accounting, or law firm finance.
- Strong understanding of settlement workflows, case expenses, liens, and trust accounting requirements.
- Experience managing or supervising staff.
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Commuter Transit Program
- Retirement Plan
The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
$110,000 - $120,000 a year