Financial Analyst - Pricing

Careers; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking a Financial Analyst – Pricing to join its Global Finance team in Downtown Los Angeles. The role supports firm pricing decisions through financial analysis, profitability modeling, and pricing strategy development in a hybrid, in-office setting.

You will collaborate with BD and attorneys on engagements, build standardized pricing tools, and present pricing insights to firm leadership. A finance-related degree and experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of analytical experience in finance or accounting.
• Minimum of 3 years of cumulative experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Development and relationship attorneys on new engagements and client rate negotiations, developing competitive fee proposals and providing pricing advisory and analytical support.
• Research historical and existing matters to develop standardized pricing templates, budgets, and tools that assist attorneys in planning and pricing new matters.
• Conduct internal analysis and external industry research on billable rates, fee structures, and pricing trends, utilizing data mining and databases to prepare recurring and ad hoc financial and client metric reports.
• Design pricing-related infrastructure, including approval databases, reporting tools, procedures, assumptions, methodologies, and sources used in analytical tasks.
• Prepare presentation materials and deliver pricing strategy discussions and orientation sessions for firm leadership and newly hired lateral attorneys, ensuring high-quality, timely work product.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The Financial Analyst – Pricing is an integral part of Latham’s Global Finance team. This role will be responsible for driving success towards the firm’s goals and objectives by applying financial, analytical, and business support, while performing profitability scenario analysis and broader financial modeling to support firm pricing decisions and key business initiatives. This role will be located in ourGlobal Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in‑office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Business Development and relationship attorneys on new engagements and client rate negotiations, developing competitive fee proposals and providing pricing advisory and analytical support
• Researching historical and existing matters to develop standardized pricing templates, budgets, and tools that assist attorneys in planning and pricing new matters
• Conducting internal analysis and external industry research on billable rates, fee structures, and pricing trends, utilizing data mining and databases to prepare recurring and ad hoc financial and client metric reports
• Designing, maintaining, and documenting pricing-related infrastructure, including approval databases, reporting tools, procedures, assumptions, methodologies, and sources used in analytical tasks
• Preparing presentation materials and delivering pricing strategy discussions and orientation sessions for firm leadership and newly hired lateral attorneys, ensuring high-quality, timely work product
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate well‑developed and professional interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communication; with the ability to interact with people at all organizational levels
• Exhibit the ability to take initiative and work both independently and in a team environment with a customer‑service focus
• Possess organizational skills to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines

And have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or related field
• A minimum of one (1) year of analytical experience in finance or accounting
• A minimum of three (3) years of cumulative experience

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well‑being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well‑being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

Latham & Watkins LLP will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).

Pay Range

USD $80,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.