Practice Management Rate Analyst

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks a detail-oriented Rate Analyst with Aderant experience to join our nationwide team. You will manage and analyze client and matter rate structures, support rate-setting, and maintain rate data across firm systems.

The ideal candidate has strong Excel skills, experience with law-firm billing, and the ability to work with attorneys and departments to enforce rate policies and respond to inquiries.

Qualifications

• Experience with law firm billing systems.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to manage large datasets.
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate rate information clearly.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• At least 3 years of related professional experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the attorney rate-setting process, including annual rate increases, client rate increases, and enforcement of Firm minimum rates.
• Maintain accurate attorney and client rate information across Firm systems, including rate repositories.
• Analyze historical attorney billing rates and prepare rate reports and analyses for partners, Finance, Firm Management, and Rate Committee.
• Support Rate Committee process, including preparation and maintenance of rate information and materials for review and approval.
• Ensure compliance with Firm and Rate Committee policies, procedures, and rate processes, maintaining documentation of approved rates and rate agreements.
• Research and respond to rate-related inquiries from partners and Firm personnel.
• Oversee client rate increases, ensuring appropriate approvals and enforcement of minimum rates and Rate Committee requirements.
• Identify discrepancies in billing and rate data, coordinate corrections with Finance, Accounting, Billing, and other departments.
• Support special rate projects and reporting initiatives as needed.

Skills

Rate analysis

Aderant experience

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Billing systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Aderant Expert Rates

Job description

The Fort Lauderdale, FL office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is looking for a highly detail-oriented Rate Analyst with Aderant experience to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with attorneys, department leadership, and cross-functional teams to manage, analyze, and maintain accurate client and matter rate structures on a national scale. The Rate Analyst will support the firm’s attorney rate-setting process, billing rates, rate reporting, and matter-level rate analysis. The ideal candidate will have strong critical thinking and analytical skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and an understanding of law-firm billing and financial data.

This is a full-time position supporting the firm nationwide.

We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time. We also offer excellent opportunities for growth and advancement while working with a collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the attorney rate-setting process, including annual rate increases, client rate increases, and enforcement of Firm minimum rates.
• Maintain accurate attorney and client rate information across Firm systems, including the Firm’s Relationship Partner and rate agreement repositories.
• Analyze historical attorney billing rates and prepare rate reports and related analyses for Relationship Partners, Finance, Firm Management, and the Rate Committee.
• Support the Rate Committee process, including preparation and maintenance of rate information, reports, documentation, and materials required for Rate Committee review and approval.
• Ensure compliance with Firm and Rate Committee policies, procedures, and established rate processes, and maintain accurate documentation of approved rates and rate agreements.
• Research and respond to rate-related inquiries from partners and Firm personnel, providing guidance on rate processes, policies, and approved rates.
• Oversee client rate increases, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained and Firm minimum rates and Rate Committee requirements are enforced.
• Identify discrepancies in billing and rate data, coordinate corrections, and work with Finance, Accounting, Billing, and other departments to resolve data issues.
• Support special rate projects, reporting initiatives, and other rate-related activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of law firm rates, and legal billing systems; experience with Aderant Expert Rates preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage, analyze, and interpret large datasets.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and departments and communicate rate-related information clearly to partners and Firm personnel.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• At least 3 years of related professional experiencepreferred.

Lewis Brisbois is not accepting search firm submissions for this position.

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