Blank Rome LLP · 20 hours ago
Legal Budget Analyst
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with the value team and attorneys to draft and submit budget proposals; tracking actual project costs against budget and proactively flag budget variances to the lead lawyer.
Collaborate with attorneys to track legal budgets including but not limited to tracking actions, timelines, deliverables, assumptions and escalating activities when there are changes in scope or status.
Provide options for resolution and course correction on matters that begin to diverge from initial expectations.
Work with attorneys and clients to define requirements and develop custom budget reporting.
Prepare and manage financial and client status reports, as required.
Collaborate to automate the firm’s legal project management workflow and task/phase code groupings, including the creation of dashboards to create and update matter budgets, view matter status reports, and search historical data for future matter planning.
Assist in the development and proliferation of best practices, tools, budget templates, and reference materials across the firm’s client portfolio.
Support effective communication strategies on projects/matters that foster a collaborative approach between project workstreams including between our lawyers and our clients.
Support post project review and post-mortem assessments and recommend process improvements as appropriate.
Build relationships and foster a collaborative approach when working with clients and across all departments.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Work additional hours as needed to fulfill job requirements.
Qualification
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Required
2+ years of experience in positions requiring strong project and budget management skills.
Law firm or professional service organization experience is required.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, or other related business function.
Strong technical skills, including advanced Excel skills (including use of vertical and horizontal lookups, macros, pivot tables and modeling) and a high level of proficiency in Word and PowerPoint required.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
Proficient with pivot tables and data cubes, and an understanding of relational databases.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to develop positive working relationships (in-person and virtually).
Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy is extremely critical.
Excellent interpersonal skills with a customer service focus.
Ability to protect and maintain confidential and sensitive information.
Ability to manage multiple tasks with effective organizational skills.
Demonstrated energetic and enthusiastic team player.
Preferred
Client facing experience is a plus.
Experience in using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau or Power BI) is strongly desired.
Company
Blank Rome LLP
Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 16 offices and more than 700 attorneys and principals who provide comprehensive legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
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Cole Silver
Chief Client Officer
Michael Cohen
Partner
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