Analyst, Global Pricing Compliance

Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers and staff operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. 

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages. 

Position Summary

The Global Pricing Compliance Analyst will be part of a team responsible for ensuring that new matters are set-up in accordance with the Firm’s Global Financial Protocols and Policy.

The role will require collaboration with the Pricing team, Inventory Managers, Legal Project Managers and Management to ensure that all matters are opened in accordance with applicable client fee agreements and with the relevant approvals in line with the Firm’s pricing guidelines.

This will involve the review of client and matter level engagement letters and fee agreements, to ensure that the details in the New Business Intake forms in relation to matter rates are being set up correctly and maintained accurately within the Firm’s Practice Management system.

The Global Pricing Compliance Analyst will also be responsible for ensuring that the Client Rate Agreement database is maintained accurately.

The successful candidate must possess exceptional communication skills both written and oral, be able to multi-task in a high paced environment and be highly detail oriented.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the firm’s wider Pricing group, an area of increasing importance in the firm and a key driver to support the achievement of our strategic goals. 

Duties and Accountabilities1

• Review of the financial data contained in the New Business Intake forms to ensure compliance with client engagement letters, fee agreements and outside counsel guidelines

• Review of client and matter level discounts to confirm they are within the thresholds set out in the Firm’s Pricing Guidelines and have the relevant approvals

• Escalate and raise issues where the required approvals have not been received

• Establish the date for review of client and matter rates

• Review of estimated matter value, as well as estimated completion

• Work with the Data Control team to ensure that the rate structure and fee agreements have been properly implemented in line with client agreements

• Maintain the firm’s client rate agreement database

• Produce and distribute standard and ad-hoc reports in relation to client and matter rates

• Proactively identify areas of vulnerability in internal processes and compliance systems

• Communicate with the Pricing team, the Data Control team, the regional Finance teams and matter Partners

Qualifications

• University degree is preferable but not essential

• At least two (2) years' experience in a professional services setting; law firm experience preferred

• Flexible and enthusiastic with the ability to manage own workload and priorities to meet deadlines

• Exceptional numerical skills including the ability to compute rates, and percentages

• Ability to multi-task and work well in a high paced environment

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral