Legal Pricing & Analytics Analyst

Tax Executives Institute (TEI) - Cincinnati/Columbus Chapter; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arnold & Porter is seeking a highly analytical Financial Analyst to join our Finance team in Boston. You will partner with attorneys, practice groups, firm leadership, Marketing, and Finance to develop pricing strategies, build detailed matter budgets, and create financial models for hourly and alternative fee arrangements.

The role includes profitability analyses, monthly reporting, RFP support, and using Power BI to translate data into actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field is required.
• Minimum of two years of experience in legal pricing, FP&A, or related financial-analysis role.
• Strong modeling, analytical, and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with attorneys to develop pricing strategies and innovative fee arrangements that support client needs and firm profitability.
• Create detailed matter budgets and financial models for hourly and alternative fee arrangements, including fixed fees, capped fees, blended rates, collars, subscriptions, contingency arrangements, and portfolio pricing.
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to evaluate staffing mix, leverage, realization, margin, and profitability.
• Perform profitability and contribution-margin analyses at the matter, client, practice, and firm levels.
• Support pricing and budgeting components of RFP responses, client fee negotiations, and other business-development opportunities.
• Prepare and communicate monthly financial reports, including attorney productivity, KPIs, and client, practice, office, and firmwide analyses.
• Develop ad hoc analyses, reports, and presentations for senior management, attorneys, practice groups, and other internal stakeholders.
• Use business intelligence tools to identify trends and translate complex information into actionable recommendations.
• Train attorneys on legal pricing best practices, matter-management techniques, and BI tools.
• Collaborate with Marketing to develop client budgets, rate structures, and AFE that maximize client value and firm profitability.
• Leverage generative AI tools to enhance financial analysis, streamline reporting, support pricing scenarios, and improve data presentation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Communication

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Arnold & Porter is seeking a highly analytical Financial Analyst to join our Finance team in Boston. You will partner with attorneys, practice groups, firm leadership, Marketing, and Finance to develop pricing strategies, build detailed matter budgets, and create financial models for hourly and alternative fee arrangements.

The role includes profitability analyses, monthly reporting, RFP support, and using Power BI to translate data into actionable recommendations.