About the Role
The Financial Analyst – Pricing is an integral part of Latham’s Global Finance team. This role will be responsible for driving success towards the firm’s goals and objectives by applying financial, analytical, and business support, while performing profitability scenario analysis and broader financial modeling to support firm pricing decisions and key business initiatives. This role will be located in ourGlobal Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Other key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with Business Development and relationship attorneys on new engagements and client rate negotiations, developing competitive fee proposals and providing pricing advisory and analytical support
- Researching historical and existing matters to develop standardized pricing templates, budgets, and tools that assist attorneys in planning and pricing new matters
- Conducting internal analysis and external industry research on billable rates, fee structures, and pricing trends, utilizing data mining and databases to prepare recurring and ad hoc financial and client metric reports
- Designing, maintaining, and documenting pricing-related infrastructure, including approval databases, reporting tools, procedures, assumptions, methodologies, and sources used in analytical tasks
- Preparing presentation materials and delivering pricing strategy discussions and orientation sessions for firm leadership and newly hired lateral attorneys, ensuring high-quality, timely work product
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Wed love to hear from you if you:
- Demonstrate well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, including excellent written and verbal communication; with the ability to interact with people at all organizational levels
- Exhibit the ability to take initiative and work both independently and in a team environment with a customer-service focus
- Possess organizational skills to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines
And have:
- A bachelors degree or equivalent in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or related field
- A minimum of one (1) year of analytical experience in finance or accounting
- A minimum of three (3) years of cumulative experience
Benefits & Additional Information
Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
Pay RangeUSD $80,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.
