Senior Analyst, Pricing & Legal Project Management

ABOUT GOWLING WLG

At Gowling WLG, our commitment to excellence begins with our people. As an international law firm with offices in Canada, the U.K., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we’re proud to recruit and retain top talent who bring energy, insight, and a singular focus on delivering exceptional experiences – for our clients and each other.

The Senior Analyst, Pricing & Legal Project Management provides advanced analytical, financial, and operational support to the firm’s Pricing and LPM functions. This role contributes to the design and execution of pricing strategies, supports complex client proposals and alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), and plays a key role in matter management reporting, budget tracking, and profitability analysis. A core component of the role is partnering closely with lawyers to develop optimal, client‑focused pricing solutions that balance competitiveness with profitability.

The Senior Analyst acts as a subject‑matter resource to lawyers and internal business teams and helps improve processes, tools, and reporting across the department.

This position can be based in any of our Canadian offices.

• Provide senior‑level analytical support for special rate requests, bespoke pricing proposals, and non‑standard fee arrangements.
• Lead financial modelling and scenario analysis to support client and matter‑level rate renewals.
• Conduct detailed profitability analyses across pricing proposals, client portfolios, and active matters, delivering insights and recommendations to partners and leadership.
• Translate financial data into practical guidance, enabling lawyers to assess pricing options, evaluate commercial risk, and enhance matter performance.
• Oversee the integrity and maintenance of pricing agreement data, AFAs, and approved fee structures; prepare quarterly and ad‑hoc management reports.
• Enhance pricing and matter performance reporting using advanced Excel.
• Experience with data tools (e.g., Power BI, Power Pivot, SQL) is an asset.
• Develop and refine dashboards, modelling frameworks, and reporting solutions to support leadership decision‑making and practice group strategy.
• Support the development and refinement of matter budgets, including modelling of WIP, fee caps, staffing assumptions, and alternative fee structures.
• Monitor budget‑to‑actual performance throughout the lifecycle of matters, identifying variances, financial risks, and opportunities for optimization.
• Maintain and update budget data within Aderant, Power BI and Excel‑based tools, and guide lawyers on effective use of budgeting resources.
• Collaborate with Legal, Proposals, and Business Development teams on complex RFP responses for new and existing clients.
• Prepare robust pricing models, AFA structures, profitability forecasts, and supporting narrative explanations for inclusion in client proposals.
• Ensure pricing components are commercially sound, defensible, and aligned with both client expectations and firm strategy.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve pricing workflows, AFA tracking, reporting frameworks, and matter‑opening processes.
• Contribute to the development and standardization of tools, templates, and analytical methodologies across the Pricing & LPM function.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts, reviewing work for accuracy, structure, and analytical rigor as appropriate.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, or a related analytical discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
• 3–6 years of experience in pricing, financial analysis, commercial strategy, consulting, legal operations, or a comparable decision‑support function within a professional services environment. Experience in a law firm or advisory setting is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear, actionable business recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft concise, structured, and persuasive communications tailored to non‑financial audiences.
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced,…