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This exhilarating position calls for a top-level Firm Administrator to take charge of a wide scope of duties, including facilities, personnel, financials, administration, and business systems. You should have a history of handling a crew of over 20 workers and a budget of more than $7,500,000. Applicants who are not experienced in managing teams, or are seeking an "Office Manager" or "Administrative Assistant" position, should refrain from applying. The Legal Administrator will work closely with the Owner to strategize, invigorate staff, refine systems, attend to accounting, and surveil HR affairs. This individual will be accountable for controlling the daily operations of the Firm, from overseeing the personnel, facilities, technology, and security to synthesizing plans and structures. Our incredible Legal Administrator will be in charge of managing and inspecting the systems as well as their operators.
Compensation:$100,000 - $125,000 yearly
Responsibilities:- Collaborate with the Owner and other department heads to create the annual Business Plan, annual budget, and strategic calendar
- Employee Supervision, Leadership, Engagement, and Performance Management
- Human Resources compliance
- Recruitment and Onboarding
- Create and improve critical business systems to ensure profitable operations
- Analyze key financial reports and KPIs to identify inefficiencies in the Firm and spot opportunities for improvement to the Firm’s bottom line
- Improve internal financial controls and financial systems
- Vendor Management
- Facilities Management
You must be able to show evidence of your prior success with:
- Helping businesses navigate the complexities of rapid growth
- Working accountability into a business plan and budget
- Refining business processes to improve Law Firm profitability
- Using project management to ensure clients’ matters are handled appropriately, legal & ethical requirements are met, and clients receive excellent service
- On-boarding, supervising, managing, and driving employee engagement and performance
- Managing Human Resources functions (recruitment, interviewing, payroll, benefits administration)
- Understanding and using common business reports to make decisions (budget variance, P&L, cashflow forecast)
- Managing facilities, security, and technology vendors
Who you are is just as important as what you will do. The right person for this role must:
- Prior experience in a professional services business is required. Knowledge of Personal Injury will be helpful but is not required
- Embrace candor and compassion in communications and interactions
- Not only tolerate and adapt to change but seek change out and drive change for growth
- Seek out and uncover performance issues and recommend solutions
- Have keen conflict resolution skills (not conflict avoidance skills)
- Be metrics-driven and KPI-obsessed
- Someone we can develop trust in and who will trust in us
- Be able to “manage up” to help us help you get your job done
- Experience in operational process refinement and HR is of the highest importance
- Significant responsibility for business operations such as human resources, technology, facilities, finance, and marketing
Our team culture requires being an “A” Player. That means we’re all self-motivated and accountable for our work and actions, and we support one another.
Our goal is to change the game. To bring respect back to this area of law by serving our communities to the best of our abilities. If you want to be part of the revolution, look no further.
