Senior Legal Pricing & Budgeting Manager

Freeman, Mathis & Gary Law; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Generous PTO policy

1.5% Profit sharing

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is seeking an experienced Pricing Manager to lead the firm’s pricing and matter budgeting function. The role partners with attorneys, leadership, Billing, and Innovation teams to drive budgets and ensure client guidelines are followed.

You will oversee daily pricing operations, develop workflows, mentor analysts, and implement process improvements using AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative burden.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school is required.
• Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction is preferred but not required.
• Five or more years of experience in legal pricing, legal operations, finance, budgeting, revenue management, or a related field.
• Previous experience leading projects, processes, or team members.
• Experience working with legal budgeting, client guidelines, and e-billing systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience leveraging technology, automation, reporting tools, and AI solutions to improve operational performance is preferred.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to analyze pricing, profitability, and matter budget performance.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, attention to detail, initiative, and accountability.
• Committed to providing exceptional internal and external client service.
• Proactive, follows through with minimum direction, and displays initiative.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily operations of the pricing function, including development of departmental workflows, establishment of performance metrics, mentoring and development of Pricing Analysts, and implementation of process improvements.
• Responsible for leveraging technology and AI-driven solutions to enhance matter budgeting processes, improve turnaround times, and reduce administrative burden.
• Reports directly to the Director of Revenue and serves as the primary subject-matter expert for budgeting, matter budgeting compliance, pricing analytics, and related initiatives.
• Collaborate with attorneys, Firm leadership, Revenue Operations, Billing, E-Billing, and Innovation teams to develop matter budgets and ensure client guidelines are followed.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve pricing department workflows, procedures, and best practices.
• Partner with the Firm's Innovation team to identify, evaluate, and implement AI and automation solutions that improve budgeting accuracy, turnaround times, and department efficiency.
• Assist in developing technology-driven tools, templates, and processes to support the matter budgeting lifecycle.
• Analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations to Revenue leadership.
• Work with Billing and E-Billing to reduce matter budget-related invoice rejections and improve realization.
• Collaborate with Revenue Operations, Client Accounts, Appeals, and other administrative teams to solve matter budgeting and billing challenges.
• Work proactively with attorneys and legal assistants to ensure timely matter budgeting preparation, submission, and approval.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Legal pricing

E-billing systems

Automation & AI

Financial analysis

Project leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admission (preferred)

Tools

Pricing software

Budgeting tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is seeking an experienced Pricing Manager to lead the firm’s pricing and matter budgeting function. The role partners with attorneys, leadership, Billing, and Innovation teams to drive budgets and ensure client guidelines are followed.

You will oversee daily pricing operations, develop workflows, mentor analysts, and implement process improvements using AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative burden.