A truly global law who values collegiality, collaboration, and diversity is looking for a Senior Pricing Analyst to join their high performing team.
As the Senior Pricing Analyst some of your duties will include:
- Provide pricing and financial support to Partners, Business Development, and other firm personnel in relation to client fee arrangements.
- Develop fee arrangement options in response to client RFPs and ad-hoc pricing requests, working directly with Firm Partners and Business Development Teams.
- Prepare analysis to support proposed fee arrangements.
- Model the financial impact and viability of proposed pricing arrangements for specific engagements and present matter economics to Partners and management personnel as part of the fee approval process.
- Assist in facilitating the approval of fee arrangements through FINCOM or other approving committees/personnel.
- Complete post-matter financial analysis and provide associated pricing and business insights to Partners, Pricing, and Business Development teams.
- Conduct competitor and market analysis to understand the European market for legal services and the competitive landscape.
- Develop and maintain departmental technologies, tools, and processes with Pricing and Legal Project Management team members.
- Undertake other ad-hoc projects and reporting as requested by management.
Person Specification for this Senior Pricing Analyst:
- Useful but not essential: Legal qualification, CIMA, ACCA, or MBA.
Experience, Skills, and Personal Attributes:
- Experience working within a partnership or professional services environment, preferably a law firm.
- Extensive experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, particularly within a broader team focusing on professional services pricing, finance analysis, legal operations, legal technologies, or practice/engagement management.
- Experience in fee negotiation is preferable.
- Proficiency in creating, developing, and maintaining financial models, preferably in a pricing context.
- Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Power BI and SQL skills are advantageous.
- Project management skills are essential, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize as necessary.
- Knowledge of multi-currency financial systems commonly used in the legal industry, preferably Aderant Expert.
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze data and present meaningful insights to partners and firm management.
- Strong commercial acumen and high attention to detail.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with clients, partners, and staff. A strong team player who listens to others' opinions and proposes creative, workable solutions to problems.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to articulate points of view clearly and succinctly. Credible in communication with a wide variety of personnel and personalities, including partners, business development personnel, finance & accounting team, and firm management.
- Self-motivated, self-directed, and proactive, with good organizational and time management skills, able to anticipate client, partner, and team needs.
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