Global Legal Value Pricing & Projects Lead

Dentons; Saint Louis (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentons is seeking a Global Legal Project and Value Pricing Manager to oversee the budget lifecycle for major client programs across 50+ countries. You will partner with partners and client stakeholders, drive real-time budget visibility, and lead efficiency initiatives leveraging AI and legal technology.

The role requires 5+ years in financial management and legal PM, strong Excel/SharePoint skills, and exceptional communication for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial management/pricing and legal project management in a law firm, in-house legal department, or ALSP environment.
• Deep expertise in legal matter budgeting, AFAs, outside counsel guideline compliance, and/or legal financial reporting.
• Excellent communication with ability to present to senior client and firm leadership.
• Proficiency in Excel, SharePoint, CoPilot (or similar) and AI tools for project management and workflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget planning and monitoring for complex, value-based fee arrangements with real-time visibility into financial performance.
• Act as primary financial partner to Partners and client stakeholders on budget planning, spend optimization, and fee arrangements.
• Develop, manage, and report on multi-jurisdictional matter budgets with coordination with Global Billing Coordinator and client guidelines.
• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle for large, cross-border client programs across 50+ countries with clear governance and reporting.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across time zones and workstreams.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, scheduling conflicts, and resourcing gaps.
• Support client relationship management through regular reporting, governance meetings, and executive materials.
• Prepare communications and presentations to leadership with strategic analysis and insights.
• Identify, implement, and embed AI-powered and legal tech tools to improve efficiency and matter management.

Skills

Financial management

Legal project management

Budgeting

AFAs

Client relationship management

Executive communication

Data & analytics

AI fluency

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

CoPilot

AI tools

Job description

Dentons is seeking a Global Legal Project and Value Pricing Manager to oversee the budget lifecycle for major client programs across 50+ countries. You will partner with partners and client stakeholders, drive real-time budget visibility, and lead efficiency initiatives leveraging AI and legal technology.

The role requires 5+ years in financial management and legal PM, strong Excel/SharePoint skills, and exceptional communication for senior leadership.