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Legal Accounts Payable Specialist

Tyson & Mendes

Role overview

Qualifications

  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
  • Ability to work a minimum of 7.5 hours per day (8:30am-5pm Pacific Time)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Process outside vendor bills and invoices; obtain verifications and approvals for payment
  • Verify invoices comply with firm policies and procedures
  • Maintain updated vendor relations and information
  • Provide information/generate reports as requested by managers or vendors

Key facts

Hard skills

Accounts Payable Organizational Structure

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Detail Oriented
  • Microsoft Office
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management

About the company

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Tyson & Mendes

Legal Services

Tyson & Mendes’ goal is to achieve justice for all through innovation, collaboration, and outstanding service. Founded in 2002 by principal trial attorneys Robert Tyson and Patrick Mendes, we are an AV-rated litigation firm of more than 200 attorneys across the U.S. specializing in defending insurers, corporations, and insureds in civil litigation. Tyson & Mendes represents clients throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. We have handled some of the most contentious cases that have helped define insurance defense litigation, and we have earned our reputation for targeting the threat of and putting a stop to Nuclear Verdicts® – runaway jury verdicts in excess of $10 million. Our trial-only subsidiary firm, TM HALO®, is wholly dedicated to stemming the tide of Nuclear Verdicts®. Comprised of Tyson & Mendes’ elite defense attorneys with decades of courtroom experience, TM HALO lawyers parachute in to handle the thorniest, highest stakes cases and prevent Nuclear Verdicts® Back at home, we are ensuring all of our attorneys have the tools they need to achieve exceptional results and protect our clients from unfounded damages awards. We are committed to ongoing education and development. Through comprehensive programs like our TM University and the Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy, Tyson & Mendes attorneys receive in-depth training on the proven defense methods outlined in Managing Partner Robert Tyson’s best-selling book, “Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All,” which is the first playbook for the defense on how to avoid runaway jury verdicts.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryLegal Services
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Join an innovative and rapidly growing law firm!

Tyson & Mendes is looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our team. A successful candidate can perform accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions.


About Tyson & Mendes

At Tyson & Mendes, we're not just a legal team—we're a dynamic, forward-thinking organization redefining what a law firm can be. As we continue our journey of success and innovation, we’re on the lookout for a dedicated Accounts Payable Specialist to join our exceptional team. Here, you’ll be part of a vibrant, inclusive environment where your contributions make a real impact. With opportunities to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, you’ll help drive our firm’s mission to deliver unparalleled service and achieve amazing results.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with Tyson & Mendes!


Responsibilities

  • Process outside vendor bills and invoices; obtain proper verifications and approvals from managers and process for payment
  • Verify invoices comply with firm policies and procedures
  • Code invoices appropriately and enter into system for processing
  • Maintain updated vendor relations and information
  • Provide information/generate reports as requested by managers or vendors
  • Operate a computer terminal to effectively post and retrieve information
  • Available to answer via zoom messages/calls during work hours
  • Other accounting/payables duties and projects as assigned
 
Requirements
  • High proficiency Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat; additional experience with ProLaw preferred
  • Ability to work a minimum of 7.5 hours per day (8:30am-5pm Pacific Time). Overtime may be required for special projects 
  • Numbers oriented with strong problem-solving skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
  • Ability to think and act independently and with minimal supervision
  • Articulate, organized and a team player with excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to maintain a calm demeanor in high stress environment
  • Possesses a Strong work ethic and takes pride in their job


Compensation Package 

  • The hourly pay range of $26-30/hour, depending on experience
  • Overtime paid at 1.5× the regular hourly rate, as needed
  • Comprehensive benefits coverage offered, including plans available at zero employee cost (average annual employee contribution for health/vision/dental coverage is $700-1,700)
  • Employee Assistance Program through HealthAdvocate
  • Employees benefit from a 401(k) program that includes a 100% match on the first 3% contributed and a 50% match on the following 4-5%
  • Employees receive a monthly technology reimbursement of $60
  • Vacation time is accrued annually at the employee’s base rate
  • Paid parental leave at base pay


Benefits   

  • 37.5-hour standard workweek designed to promote balance and prevent burnout
  • Educational reimbursement program for non-attorney eligible team members (up to $3,500 per calendar year)
  • Internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the Women’s Initiative and Young Professionals Initiative
  • Firm-wide charitable giving program
  • Numerous social and off-site events each year to enrich your relationships with your colleagues


About Tyson & Mendes 

Click here to learn more about the Tyson & Mendes Office!  (944) The Tyson & Mendes Office - YouTube 

We’re one of the fastest-growing civil defense firms in the country—known for breaking the mold of the traditional law firm. Our dynamic, diverse team of trial attorneys delivers exceptional results, from landmark cases like Howell v. Hamilton Meats to numerous defense verdicts across the nation. 

But we don’t stop at great legal work—we invest in our people. With specialized training in our proven defense methods, clear paths to leadership, and robust professional development, we empower attorneys to grow their careers, build their personal brands, and become leaders in the field. 

Follow along with the firm on Twitter and LinkedIn or visit www.tysonmendes.com.  


Equal Opportunity Employer Notice 

OK, now for the legal copy (we are a law firm, after all). It is Tyson & Mendes’ policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. By the way, if you read all of this, congratulations – we can already tell your attention to detail is exceptional. 

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS/EMPLOYEES OF TYSON & MENDES: Please take notice that the Firm collects certain information about you. For more information on the Firm’s policies, please refer to the document provided here. 

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