Financial Analyst - Pricing

Latham & Watkins LLP is hiring a Financial Analyst - Pricing to join the Global Finance team. This hybrid role is based in the Global Services Office in Downtown Los Angeles and supports firm pricing decisions and key business initiatives through scenario analysis, financial modeling, and data-driven recommendations.

Compensation: USD $80,000 - $100,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Development and relationship attorneys on new engagements and client rate negotiations, supporting competitive fee proposals and pricing advisory needs.
• Review historical and current matters to build standardized pricing templates, budgets, and tools that help attorneys plan and price new work.
• Perform internal analysis and external research on billable rates, fee structures, and pricing trends using data mining and databases to produce recurring and ad hoc financial and client metric reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and document pricing-related infrastructure, including approval databases, reporting tools, procedures, assumptions, methodologies, and analytical sources.
• Create presentation materials and lead pricing strategy discussions and orientation sessions for firm leadership and newly hired lateral attorneys to support high-quality, timely work product.
• Maintain strict confidentiality by protecting sensitive, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information retained by Latham & Watkins.

Requirements

• Well-developed, professional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to engage with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Ability to take initiative and work effectively independently and in a team environment, with a customer-service focus.
• Strong organizational skills to manage time, prioritize work, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of analytical experience in finance or accounting.
• At least 3 years of cumulative experience.

Benefits

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• Generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year
• PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs, including mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, and well-being events
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Work arrangement: Hybrid and in-office flexible working schedule may be available.