Litigation Pricing Specialist

Litigation Pricing Specialist

Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP is a rapidly growing, national specialty litigation firm seeking an experienced Litigation Pricing Specialist to join our Atlanta office. The Pricing Specialist will be responsible for assisting with the development, evaluation, and execution of the firm's budgets. This position ensures that pricing strategies are aligned with client needs and assists with tracking, measuring, and reporting the firm's pricing arrangements. This position needs to be familiar with insurance guidelines for establishing budgets and standard litigation billing practices.

The role requires an eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

The following set of success factors describe the characteristics of those who are successful in our Firm:

• Helpful, Congenial, Personable, Positive
• Unpretentious, Approachable, Respectful, Team Oriented
• Organized, Timely, Confidential, Responsive, (within 24 hours)
• Accountable, Takes Ownership, Corrects Mistakes
• Adept and Creative Problem Solver

Essential Job Functions

• Work with Managers and attorneys to help model and develop pricing strategies and fee estimates that take into account firm/attorney needs and objectives, practice group/team or firm goals, and key performance indicators, as well as client requirements.
• Serve as a resource for Managers and attorneys, offering credible financial information by compiling historical financial data in a useful format and using information to help proactively inform strategic pricing decisions.
• Support Managers and Business Development in the preparation and/or review of RFPs/business development proposals relating specifically to strategic pricing and budgetary fee estimates and assist with compiling written proposal content as requested/needed.
• Assist with procurement rate/fee negotiations, including liaising with the Billing and Compliance teams as needed to ensure negotiated rates/fees are correctly implemented.
• Track and maintain pertinent information relating to all pricing and budgeting/fee estimate efforts and offerings across the firm and assist with data integrity efforts in the firm's billing platform.
• Work with Managers to build reports to analyze ongoing realization and profitability of engagements, particularly focused on the success or failure of initial pricing strategies in producing profitable outcomes.
• Work closely with the Managers to analyze practice group financial performance along key financial data points and KPIs, focused especially on revenue generation and profitability.
• Review historical data to help issue spot and identify trends and insights that focus on ways to improve performance.
• Support consistent budget development by maintaining standardized matter budgeting tools, phase/task structures, and reporting formats to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Required Experience/Skills

• High proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and the ability to quickly learn and utilize additional software and systems; experience with SQL a plus.
• Strong client service orientation and financial analysis background a plus.
• Data-driven and/or financial analytics experience preferred.
• Understanding of financial management and business drivers, and ability to think strategically and analytically.
• General knowledge of industry business acumen; apply sound judgment and discretion with respect to confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to communicate persuasively, both orally and in writing (visual reports, graphs, etc.).
• Strong ability to work independently and with teams, creatively and proactively.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal effectively with all levels of personnel and work collaboratively across all firm departments.
• Proven organizational skills; ability to execute identified initiatives and processes in a timely manner.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets while ensuring accuracy and consistency across pricing and budgeting outputs.

Preferred Experience/Skills

• Familiarity with litigation budgeting and billing structures, including phase/task-based budgeting approaches (e.g., UTBMS-style phases/tasks), timekeeper rate structures, staffing mix, and common insurer/client billing guidelines.
• Understanding of matter lifecycle financials and performance measures (e.g., budget-to-actuals, realization, write-downs, WIP, A/R, and profitability drivers).
• Experience with data tools and methods used to streamline recurring budget development and reporting (e.g., Power Query, Power BI, or similar).
• Working knowledge of SQL and data extraction concepts to support reporting and analysis.
• Python experience (preferred) for organizing and analyzing billing/matter datasets, automating repeatable reporting, and supporting standardized budget creation from historical financial data (e.g., working with Excel/CSV exports).

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field preferred; or
• Paralegal Certificate with relevant law firm or insurance experience;
• Juris Doctor (JD) preferred but not required ;
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience will be considered.

EEO Statement

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by maintaining a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status as provided by law. FMG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This position is subject to our drug‑free workplace policy, which includes the ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen. Employees may be subject to reasonable‑suspicion drug testing in accordance with Firm policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.

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