Legal Operations Manager
Qualifications
Job Description
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Detail-oriented and professional
- Advanced understanding of office management practices including knowledge of accounting procedures and information systems
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks and competing demands, delegating when appropriate
- Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or other similar software program
- Ability to maintain confidential records
- Experience and proven successful track record in Operations management
- Strong financial acumen, experience in budgeting, forecasting, reconciling day to day finances
- Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel and MS Outlook, in particular)
- An inventive mind with an ability to suggest improvements
- Previous experience working in a legal field or setting
- Strong analytical skills
- Management of client funds in a law firm setting with an understanding of the MD Rules of Professional Conduct
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or related field required
- A minimum of 8-10 years of senior management experience in business, finance, or a related field
Benefits
- Pay: $90,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
- Paid time off
Responsibilities
- The Business Operations Manager will support operational efficiencies and identify areas for improvement
- This position is vital for maintaining high operational standards and achieving the firm’s short- and long-term goals of providing legal excellence to its clients
- The Business Operations Manager will oversee the strategic and day-to-day operations of the firm, ensuring smooth and efficient processes across all departments and Practice Groups
- Responsibilities include financial and budget management, operational management, strategic planning, and staff management and training on operational procedures
- Additionally, this role will foster a communicative and collaborative work environment
- Financial and Budget Management
- Oversee the financial budget, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
- Provide leadership and senior-level management oversight across key functional areas, including accounting, front-end operations, and other critical positions and teams as determined
- Work collaboratively with Firm Executives on the strategic selection and negotiation of employee benefits programs, ensuring alignment with company goals, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance
- Prepare the organization's budget and manage financial operations, including billing, preparation of financial statements, management of reports, and collections
- Manage/Oversee contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers, and office lease
- Oversight in the operational function of monthly billing and accounts receivable management
- Draft and implement operational policies and practices to ensure quality services and efficiencies in best practices
- Reviews and analyzes current policies and practices to identify opportunities for improvement
- Communicates and trains all staff on operational directives, policies, and procedures
- Partner with HR to update and maintain office policies, as necessary
- Office Management and Culture
- Supervise and counsel support staff, coordinate with HR and leadership to ensure performance evaluations are aligned with the budget and financially sound
- Support staff management and training by teaching the firm's operational procedures to new staff and coordinating with IT on the new hire’s information system onboarding
- Support the HR department in the discipline and termination of staff as needed, in accordance with company policy and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Company Description
Trial Attorneys With Decades of Experience
Our criminal defense and personal injury attorneys have more than 80 years of combined experience representing clients all over the state.
One Trusted Team for Comprehensive Legal Services
At Maronick Law LLC, our team of Maryland criminal defense and personal injury attorneys are authorities in a breadth of legal arenas. You can trust us to handle cases of all kinds — from criminal defense and personal injury to family law, bankruptcy, commercial law, and more—and provide exceptional legal representation from start to finish.
A Proven Track Record That Speaks for Itself With Over 1,000 Five Star Reviews
Nothing demonstrates our commitment to fighting for our clients' best interests better than our results, from recovering maximum compensation for injured victims to getting defendants’ charges dropped and not-guilty verdicts returned in criminal trials.
Trial Attorneys With Decades of Experience Our criminal defense and personal injury attorneys have more than 80 years of combined experience representing clients all over the state. One Trusted Team for Comprehensive Legal Services At Maronick Law LLC, our team of Maryland criminal defense and personal injury attorneys are authorities in a breadth of legal arenas. You can trust us to handle cases of all kinds — from criminal defense and personal injury to family law, bankruptcy, commercial law, and more—and provide exceptional legal representation from start to finish. A Proven Track Record That Speaks for Itself With Over 1,000 Five Star Reviews Nothing demonstrates our commitment to fighting for our clients' best interests better than our results, from recovering maximum compensation for injured victims to getting defendants’ charges dropped and not-guilty verdicts returned in criminal trials.
