About the Role
This position supports the management of attorney compensation programs for a large law firm. We seek detail-oriented individuals with strong administrative, organizational, and interpersonal skills who can bring innovative solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provides ongoing data and analysis support to the Attorney Compensation Manager.
- Responsible for data provision for the annual Associate Compensation process, Counsel Compensation process, and SHARE process.
- Provides routine analyses including monthly hours statistics and quarterly/annual processes for special committees.
- Ongoing document management and tracking for attorney contracts, incentives, special bonuses, and attorney transitions.
- Works closely with Payroll staff to ensure timely and accurate processing of all attorney payments.
- Create and maintain contract partner payment schedule.
- Ongoing tracking of hiring, departure, and other status change information for attorneys and patent agents.
- Data support for lateral analyses and pay equity review as needed.
- Maintains Attorney Compensation SharePoint including updating structure and filing of all documents.
- Maintain and update team-built tools (lateral analysis tool, partner compensation cadence calculators, etc.).
- Responsible for updating budget hours and administering year-end budget hours solicitation process.
- Responsible for updating credit allocations and administering year-end credit allocation process.
- Responsible for ad hoc credit allocation reporting.
- Responsible for tracking PTE tax opt-in process.
- Assist with internal and external survey data provision.
- Participates in team quality assurance activities.
Requirements
- 2+ years in analyst/comp role required.
- Must perform well under pressure and execute assignments with minimal direction.
- Advanced skill level of standard MS Office applications, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint required.
- Ability to understand and interpret financial and performance data required.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a high attention to detail and ability to work under and meet reporting deadlines.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with all levels of a professional services organization, including interpersonal skills, required.
- Previous experience in a law firm or professional services organization, supporting a multi-office environment, strongly preferred.
Skills
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Tableau (preferred)
- Power BI (preferred)
- SQL (preferred)
Location
- Seattle
- Portland
- Anchorage
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
Work Type
- Fully remote (within reasonable commuting distance from any office)
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years
Education Level
- BA/BS required
- Degree in Accounting/Finance, Business, Economics, or related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Washington: $93,000 to $101,000 ($47.69 to $51.79 hourly)
- Los Angeles: $90,000 to $99,000 ($46.15 to $50.77 hourly)
- San Francisco: $105,000 to $115,000 ($53.85 to $58.97 hourly)
Benefits
- Choice of health and vision insurance plans
- 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
- Dental plan
- Fertility and adoption benefit
- Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
- Tuition reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
- Retirement contribution
- Bonus (eligible for full-time employees)
- Health insurance with an optional HSA (eligible for full-time employees)
- Long term disability (eligible for full-time employees)
- Vision care (eligible for full-time employees)
- Telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services (eligible for full-time employees)
- Life insurance (eligible for full-time employees)
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (eligible for full-time employees)
- Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources (eligible for full-time employees)
- 401(k) (eligible for full-time employees)
- Vacation (eligible for full-time employees)
- Sick time (eligible for full-time employees)
- 11 paid holidays each year (eligible for full-time employees)
- Employee assistance program (eligible for full-time employees)
- Initial vacation benefit: 15 days per year (eligible for full-time employees)
- 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi-weekly (eligible for full-time employees)
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary life
- Voluntary disability
- Voluntary long term care
- Pet insurance
- Commuter and Transit programs
About the Company
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is one of the top law firms in the U.S. and an AmLaw 100 law firm with 9 offices nationwide.
- We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment.
- At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.
- DWT offers challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion.
- DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity, where everyone has a voice and unparalleled support.
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fosters a culture where all talented individuals—including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to success.
- Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sits on four pillars: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement.
Equal Opportunity
- Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email humanresources_confidential@dwt.com.
