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Your complete guide to the WIP Supervisor Role: Duties, salary & hiring tips
Purpose of the WIP Supervisor
The WIP Supervisor oversees daily work-in-progress operations, ensuring accurate recording, reporting, and coordination between legal teams and finance.
WIP Supervisor's duties and responsibilities
• WIP Monitoring:
Supervise daily WIP activity, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Team Supervision:
Support and guide WIP officers in task execution and prioritisation.
• Reporting:
Prepare WIP ageing, utilisation, and recovery reports.
• Compliance:
Ensure WIP management aligns with firm policy and audit standards.
• Partner Support:
Liaise with legal staff on unbilled time and billing status.
Supervise daily WIP activity, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Team Supervision:
Support and guide WIP officers in task execution and prioritisation.
• Reporting:
Prepare WIP ageing, utilisation, and recovery reports.
• Compliance:
Ensure WIP management aligns with firm policy and audit standards.
• Partner Support:
Liaise with legal staff on unbilled time and billing status.
Requirements and qualifications for a WIP Supervisor
• 3–5 years’ experience in WIP or billing within legal or professional services
• Leadership or team coordination experience
• Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with WIP software and practice management systems
• Leadership or team coordination experience
• Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with WIP software and practice management systems
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Workplace flexibility remains a priority, with 82% of firms offering work-from-home options and 68% providing flexible hours. Despite this, office attendance is still high, with 70% of employees going in at least four days a week. Parental leave policies vary widely across the sector—some firms provide up to 26 weeks of paid leave, while others adhere strictly to government-mandated benefits.
To attract and retain talent, firms are focusing on competitive benefits, with 65% offering bonuses and 65% investing in career development training. Other key incentives include professional association memberships (72%) and company-paid training (67%). As firms compete for talent, structured career progression and additional leave entitlements are becoming essential in retaining top performers.
