Pricing Analyst – Ipswich
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.
Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 45% of our partnership.
Pricing Analyst to join our Projects and Strategic Development Team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting pricing strategies and evaluating matter performance to drive profitability and operational efficiency across the firm.
This role focuses on analysing financial data, conducting post-matter evaluations, and providing actionable insights to support strategic pricing decisions. The successful candidate will have strong analytical skills, a commercial mindset, and experience working with financial data in a professional services environment.
- Analyse historical financial data, fee structures, and profitability metrics to support pricing decisions.
- Conduct post-matter performance analysis, evaluating actual vs. projected profitability, cost-efficiency, and resource utilisation.
- Identify trends in matter profitability and recommend improvements in pricing structures and operational efficiency.
- Provide divisional pricing committees and Partners with detailed financial reports, outlining insights from post-matter evaluations.
- Collaborate with finance and business development teams to develop pricing approaches based on performance outcomes.
- Utilise financial modelling tools to assess profitability and risk associated with pricing strategies.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
- Strong proficiency in Excel, including advanced functions (e.g. lookups, pivot tables) and basic financial modelling.
- Highly numerate, with the ability to analyse and interpret complex financial data, translating insights into clear, actionable recommendations on post-matter performance and profitability.
- Excellent attention to detail, with a methodical and organised approach to ensuring data accuracy and high-quality reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage, challenge, and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior decision-makers.
- Confident working with financial data, systems, and reporting tools, with the ability to clearly communicate insights to non-financial audiences.
- Proactive and eager to learn, with a strong interest in pricing, legal financial processes, and profitability analysis.
Desirable Skills
- Prior experience in pricing, financial analysis, revenue management, or a similar analytical role within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Understanding of legal industry pricing structures, profitability drivers, and financial evaluation metrics.
- Familiarity with finance systems, BI tools, or data analytics platforms.
- Experience working within a law firm (across finance, operations, or support functions).
- Qualified accountant (or working towards qualification), or an accountancy/finance background.
- Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or a related analytical discipline.
- Awareness of professional services finance processes and commercial drivers (training will be provided).
Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week.
We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.
As a Birketts colleague, you will be eligible to receive a wide range of benefits:
- 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
- Long Service holiday award 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
- Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
- Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
- Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
- Life Assurance – 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
- Paid CSR Day
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Subsidised gym membership
- Electric car scheme
- Dress for your Day Policy
You can find out more on our website:https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/
At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth.
Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.
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At Birketts, we recognise the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal profession and recruitment. We welcome innovation and understand that candidates may use AI tools to support their job applications. However, we expect all applicants to use AI responsibly and ethically.
Our expectations regarding AI use in applications:
- Your application should reflect your own voice, experiences, and insights. AI may assist in structuring or refining your responses, but it must not replace your personal input.
- Do not use AI to misrepresent your qualifications, experiences, or skills. Any form of exaggeration or fabrication may result in rejection from the process.
- If you have used AI tools to assist with your application, be prepared to discuss how and why you used them during the interview process.
- Do not submit content generated by AI tools that may include personal or sensitive data not intended for public disclosure.
- AI-generated content should be reviewed and edited by you to ensure accuracy, relevance, and alignment with the role and our firms values.
We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices. The use of AI should enhance, not compromise, your application. We encourage candidates to demonstrate critical thinking, commercial awareness, and a genuine interest in our firm.
If you have any questions about our expectations or the use of AI in your application, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team viatalent@birketts.co.uk
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