JOB DESCRIPTION

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
We are seeking a Pricing Analyst to join our Pittsburgh office. The Pricing Analyst’s primary responsibilities revolve around working with our lawyer and allied professional teams in order to develop appropriate fee solutions meeting client demands while maintaining and improving the firm’s profitability. This role is a part of a highly cross-functional team working with all levels of legal and allied professionals across the firm. This position will assist the firm’s Pricing Managers and Director in the preparation and analysis of the Firm’s historical work and new pricing solutions in order to be able to advise, propose, and subsequently assist in the development of appropriate fee arrangements – including hourly and alternative solutions – and the creation of matter budgets. This individual will also be highly involved in the annual rate setting process, focusing their attention on practice-specific rate strategy and execution. In addition, the Analyst will help prepare firm-wide training on legal pricing principals, matter management, and matter budgeting.

EXPERIENCE SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent analytical skills, most notably with Microsoft Excel, are required; additional skills with PowerPoint, Reporting Services, SQL and financial management/budgeting applications are beneficial
• Ability to organize, analyze and summarize large amounts of data to identify key performance indicators, trends and core concepts
• Ability to develop and deploy reports using the firm’s reporting tools
• Anticipate and correct problems, establish conclusions and develop creative solutions
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities in a changing and demanding environment
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to explain complicated business/financial concepts in easy to understand ways
• Ability to encourage and build positive relationships and communicate (both verbal and written) effectively with all co-workers and outside vendors
• Effectively manages and communicates confidential issues
• 5 or more years within Consulting, Economics, Financial or Business Analysis
• Prior experience with training and developing training materials
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or other relevant background, plus three or more years of experience preferably within a law or professional services firm; Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent preferred

ADDITIONAL ABILITIES REQUIRED

• General office environment, ability to travel to client sites, ability to work and communicate with a range of firms stakeholders
• Frequent computer use at workstation or office, up to and over eight hours at a time.
• Frequently work at fast pace, multitasked, with unscheduled interruptions
• Responsibilities occasionally may require an adjusted work schedule, overtime, and evening/weekend hours in order to meet deadlines
• Office contact position requiring appropriate business attire
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor
• Access information using a computer or mobile device
• Carrying a mobile device and accepting calls from colleagues during non-work hours
• Any information contained on this form represents the usual method of accomplishing the duties in this job. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in appropriate circumstances. However, as the nature of an accommodation may vary depending on the needs and desires of an individual with a disability, it is impossible to describe in advance specific accommodations which will be considered.
  Compensation Salary $82,000 - $154,000
  The compensation salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.
  In accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants for our Los Angeles and San Francisco offices with arrest and conviction records will be considered.

• Creating and evaluating alternative pricing solutions and matter budgets
• Analyzing and reporting on individual matter performance (eg, budget vs actual) in a timely and accurate manner
• Strong understanding of matter management and budget tools (Clocktimizer, Iridium, Cosine, etc.)
• Creating and generating matter performance statistics and KPI reports for management and practice groups for a range of matters
• Interacting with groups across the firm and working directly with attorneys, as well as Finance, Marketing, IT and other departments
• Developing Best Practices and benchmarking for pricing, primarily for their assigned practice areas
• Developing solutions to complex data analysis and reporting requirements while keeping in mind the scope, limitations and impact to other integrated solutions
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
• Work independently with lawyers to develop solutions, project performance, and evaluate matter progress through completion
• Drive and challenge lawyers on their assumptions underpinning their approach to fee arrangements
• Possess strong situational awareness and the ability to diffuse difficult or contentious situations