Practice Analyst

O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

O’Melveny invites applications for a Practice Analyst in Century City to support firm-wide legal project management, budgeting, and KPI monitoring. The role reports to Practice Managers and enables efficient delivery of services across Litigation and Corporate Departments.

You will help prepare work plans, analyze client performance data, and assist with Outside Counsel Guidelines and pricing controls, while producing financial reports for matter teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or Accounting.
• 5 years of experience in practice management, financial analysis, or similar.
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook skills.

Responsibilities

• Track budgets and provide weekly client reporting on scope changes and metrics.
• Assist in preparing work plans and evaluating resources for matter teams.
• Create financial reports for matters teams, including utilization and profitability.
• Monitor progress against economic targets and initiate follow-up as needed.
• Analyze client performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assess profitability of traditional hourly and alternative fee arrangements.
• Perform ad hoc projects and analyses for Practice Managers.
• Support strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations of Litigation and Corporate Departments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Organization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Word

Outlook

Job description

O’Melveny has an immediate opening for a Practice Analyst in our Century City office (East Coast or Southern California offices).

The Practice Analyst will play a key role in supporting the strategic and operational objectives of the firm's legal project management efforts. This position supports the Practice Managers in ensuring the efficient delivery of legal services through budget management, Outside Counsel Guideline (OCGs) compliance, pricing, and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs). Additionally, the Practice Analyst will support strategic initiatives and handle day-to-day tasks involved with supporting the firm’s Litigation and Corporate Departments.

Salary range in CA/NYC/DC is $85,000 - $105,000 and represents the firm’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. Compensation will be dependent on experience, qualifications, and location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Track performance against budgets, including weekly client reporting on changes in scope, accruals, and other performance metrics.
• Assist in the preparation of work plans and evaluate resources for matter teams.
• Create financial reports for matters teams relating to attorney utilization, client and matter profitability.
• Monitor progress against economic targets and goals, initiating follow-up as needed.
• Analyze client performance data to identify opportunities for improvement and growth.
• Assess the profitability of both traditional hourly and alternative fee arrangements.
• Perform ad hoc projects and analyses as directed by the Practice Managers.
• Support the strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations of the Litigation and Corporate Departments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Possess excellent analytic and problem solving skills, with the ability to think on your feet in a fast paced environment, anticipate requirements, and consistently deliver exceptional customer service.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with Finance, Pricing/Strategic Analytics, and Client Development.
• Have excellent project management skills.
• Be organized, able to multi-task, manage time well, and work independently.
• Exhibit superior attention to detail and pride in high quality deliverables.
• Enjoy working in a fast‑paced team and be motivated to continually learn and improve results.
• Have excellent experience with Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word and Outlook; experience with databases is a plus.
• Have 5 years of experience in practice management, financial analysis, or a similar discipline, preferably in a law firm or other professional services environment; and
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Finance, or Accounting.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package.

EOE M/F/D/V.