Pricing and Legal Project Management Senior Analyst

Holland & Knight; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid holidays

Job summary

Holland & Knight seeks a Pricing and Legal Project Management Senior Analyst to partner with attorneys on budgets, RFP finance, and reporting. The role develops best practices, coordinates data for client reviews, and creates rate cards as needed.

The position requires 5+ years in pricing or related fields, with a preference for professional services experience and an MBA in Finance. Strong Excel and Power BI skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in pricing, legal project management, and/or financial analysis.
• Experience in the professional services industry preferred.
• Ability to achieve certification in legal pricing and/or legal project management within two years.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor budgets and AFAs with timely reporting.
• Create matter plans aligned with client and attorney objectives.
• Produce client and attorney-requested reports and data.
• Collaborate to set rate cards and automate reports with IT.
• Support quarterly client reviews with data analysis.

Skills

Pricing

Legal project management

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Oral communication

Written communication

Self-starter

Organization

Working under pressure

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Profitability software

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA in Finance preferred

Tools

Clocktimizer

MatterWorks

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Redwood

Job description

We are a Firm where people truly believe in what they do and strive to achieve the highest standards of performance and success. This position can be based in our global operations center in Tampa, FL, or at one of the Firm's offices: Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Century City, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, Newport Beach, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle, Stamford, Tallahassee, Tysons, Washington, D.C., or West Palm Beach.

As a member of the Firm’s Revenue/Legal Project Management Group, the Pricing and Legal Project Management Senior Analyst will work closely with attorneys to develop and track comprehensive and realistic budgets, assist with the finance portion of RFP responses, and prepare and provide client and attorney-requested reports and data. This position will also assist in establishing best practices and operational procedures to ensure client relationship and matter support. This position will collaborate with Firm leaders, Finance, Business Intake, IT, and other departments.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provides detailed input for plans and budgets that meet client needs and Firm profit objectives using budgeting software such as Clocktimizer and MatterWorks, as well as Excel templates, and monitors performance against actuals, particularly where Alternative Fee Arrangements are being proposed.
• Raises budget deviations with attorneys, and leads discussion of corrective actions to minimize write-downs through change orders or staffing changes.
• Creates specific matter plans that are in line with client and attorney objectives to better track performance.
• Participates in legal operations tasks for clients, such creating process documents.
• Develops standardized practice group, client, and matter level processes and procedures to ease of administrative work and data and metrics collection for reporting.
• Coordinates data gathering and analysis for quarterly client reviews and presentations (QBRs).
• Assists attorney team with ad hoc financial requests and provide recommendations.
• Works with attorneys to create rate cards when required by RFPs.
• Collaborates with IT to develop various automated reports to increase efficiency.

Qualifications:

• 5 or more years’ experience in pricing, legal project management, and/or financial analysis.
• Experience in the professional services industry preferred.
• Ability to achieve certification in legal pricing and/or legal project management within two years.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to assess management needs and craft innovative solutions to meet specific Firm and client objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), professional demeanor and presentation. Including active listening and ability to convey information clearly.
• Candidate must be a self-starter who can work independently and also an effective team player.
• Strong organizational skills, with the capability of managing multiple projects efficiently.
• Position also requires the ability to work under pressure and additional hours to meet deadlines.
• Exceptional computer skills with the ability to learn new software applications quickly.
• Proficiency with Windows-based software and Microsoft Office Suite required, including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP's, formulas, macros).
• Knowledge of profitability software, such as Redwood, and Power BI preferred.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• MBA in Finance preferred.

Pay Range:

• California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York (City): $105,000.00 - $157,000.00 per year
• Illinois, Washington, Tysons: $96,000.00 - $144,000.00 per year
• Colorado, Richmond: $87,000.00 - $131,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners
• life and AD&D insurance
• short and long term disability insurance
• tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs
• FSAs for dependent care
• health advocacy services
• behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members
• 401(k)
• profit sharing
• backup dependent care
• senior care planning support
• resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers
• paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents

Holland & Knight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other factor prohibited by law.

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Holland & Knight is proud of having built one of the largest, most respected law firms in the world today. Holland & Knight has been advising clients for more than 130 years and has approximately 2,200 lawyers across the U.S. and in five international offices. Holland & Knight services clients globally. Known for our extraordinary legal service to clients, our culture of excellence, and our commitment to the communities in which we work, we are a firm of people who truly believe in what we do. We invite you to experience what Holland & Knight has to offer. It takes more than lawyers to build a great law firm and, as a result, the firm employs more than 1,700 business professionals. Business professionals play a pivotal role in the firm by planning and implementing strategic initiatives to enhance the firm’s capabilities and drive growth. The firm employs business professionals in many different areas, including technology innovation, pricing, business development, finance, talent acquisition, marketing, information governance, cybersecurity, information technology, talent development, compliance, office administration, communications, and project management, just to name a few. Additionally, the firm employs many paralegals and practice assistants who directly support our lawyers and clients. Together, these roles form the infrastructure that allows our lawyers to focus on providing exceptional client service.