Legal Pricing Analyst

Coda Search│Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Coda Search in New York is seeking a Legal Pricing Analyst to shape and execute pricing strategies that align with financial goals and client service objectives. You will analyze financial data, build pricing models, and deliver insights for partners, senior management, and clients across litigation, M&A and transactional practice areas.

The role offers a base salary of $110K-$125K, plus a discretionary year-end bonus and an 8% 401(k) match.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 3+ years of pricing or financial analysis experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services.
• Financial modeling and RFP experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills.
• Exposure to AI and data visualization tools preferred.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office Suite skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing models and evaluate pricing scenarios that meet client requirements, recommending the pricing needed to sell services profitably.
• Compile and analyze utilization and realization data and historical statistics to inform pricing decisions.
• Monitor market trends and competitors’ pricing strategies, and recommend adjustments to pricing models to stay aligned with industry standards.
• Draft fee-related language for responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) and propose competitive fee structures.
• Prepare cost estimates for prospective and existing matters across litigation and M&A / transactional work, engaging attorneys in substantive dialogue about the legal work being priced.
• Measure and monitor the performance of individual matters and portfolios against billing arrangements, budgets, revenue, and realization using established metrics.
• Analyze historical matter data, join data from multiple sources, and build custom categorizations of legal services for client and matter-specific requirements, while maintaining the related database.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Strong analytical skills

Advanced Excel

MS Office Suite

RFP experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

Tools

Excel

MS Office

AI visualization tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

As a Legal Pricing Analyst, you will help shape and execute pricing strategies that align with financial goals and client service objectives. You will analyze financial data, build pricing models, and deliver insights that guide decisions by partners, senior management, and clients. Your work will span litigation, M&A and transactional practice areas, from cost estimates and fee structures to matter performance against budgets. The role offers a starting base salary of $110K to $125K, plus a year-end discretionary bonus and an 8% 401(k) match. This is a hybrid role, with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote each week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop pricing models and evaluate pricing scenarios that meet client requirements, recommending the pricing needed to sell services profitably
• Compile and analyze utilization and realization data and historical statistics to inform pricing decisions
• Monitor market trends and competitors’ pricing strategies, and recommend adjustments to pricing models to stay aligned with industry standards
• Draft fee-related language for responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) and propose competitive fee structures
• Prepare cost estimates for prospective and existing matters across litigation and M&A / transactional work, engaging attorneys in substantive dialogue about the legal work being priced
• Measure and monitor the performance of individual matters and portfolios against billing arrangements, budgets, revenue, and realization using established metrics
• Analyze historical matter data, join data from multiple sources, and build custom categorizations of legal services for client and matter-specific requirements, while maintaining the related database

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 3+ years of pricing or financial analysis experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment
• Financial modeling and RFP experience preferred
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills
• Exposure to AI and data visualization tools preferred
• Advanced Excel and MS Office Suite skills