Senior Client Operations & LPM Analyst - Corporate

Ropes & Gray • New York, NY

68d • $107,100 - $171,150

About The Position

The role of the senior analyst is to drive profitable matter management and effective client relationship management through a focus on a particular industry and/or legal practice area to generate insights, including risk factors and cost drivers unique to that industry or practice. The senior analyst will build tools and templates that incorporate those insights, as well as provide qualitative and quantitative analytics and data storytelling.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience working in a law firm, corporate legal department, financial institution or other large complex organization is required.
• Excellent technology skills including Excel and ability to learn business intelligence and collaboration software (e.g., MicroStrategy, HighQ) required.
• Analytics experience and comfort with numbers, acquired through academic study or job experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate qualitative and quantitative insights via strong written and verbal communication; experience presenting to diverse audiences.
• A strong project management orientation is critical, including strong business analytics, critical thinking, trouble-shooting, problem-solving and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivers successful outcomes for client relationships and matters by consolidating and analyzing financial data, and leveraging business intelligence tools.
• Responsible for execution of client support processes for portfolio of firm clients.
• Draws on firm's best practices and resources, practice group priorities and an overall understanding of each specific client's operational priorities and legal operations in supporting clients and legal teams.
• Assembles and summarizes data to structure sophisticated reports (e.g. cost estimates, complex budgets and progress reports) on financial status and risks.
• Provides creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance, including opportunities for legal team efficiencies.
• Provides key insights and recommends tools and best practices for profitable management of legal matters using legal project management tools and principles, learnings about clients and matters, and legal practice/industry experience.
• Seeks out opportunities to scale team service model and flag opportunities for team efficiencies.
• Leverages effective facilitation and collaboration skills to partner with cross functional stakeholders at the firm.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits
• Personal and professional development
• Career growth opportunities
• Collegial and supportive culture
• Discretionary bonus based on performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees