How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm
How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm
51 – 200 Employees
ConsultingLegalMarketing
How To MANAGE a Small Law Firm provides coaching and practical resources for solo and small law firm owners seeking to build more profitable, scalable practices. Its work spans legal business consulting, marketing, hiring, operations, cash-flow improvement, and financial planning, helping attorneys strengthen day-to-day management while working toward greater business stability and balance.

Senior CFO and Business Advisor for Law Firms

Advise about 30 law firm owners through HTM, which helps firms build profitable businesses. Guide decisions on cash flow, margins, pricing, hiring, and growth.

Description

  • Advise about 30 law firm owners on financial matters
  • Help owners understand their firms’ financial position
  • Improve cash flow and expand margins
  • Guide decisions about pricing, hiring, and growth
  • Find ways to strengthen profitability and overall financial performance
  • Build lasting relationships with law firm owners
  • Translate financial data into actionable business guidance
  • Question owners’ assumptions and help them navigate difficult business decisions

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of CFO-level financial leadership experience
  • Firsthand experience advising owners of small and midsized businesses
  • Experience with businesses typically generating $1 million to $35 million or more in revenue
  • A record of improving profitability, margins, pricing, cash flow, or broader financial performance
  • Strong capabilities in financial forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning
  • Ability to make financial information useful through clear, practical recommendations
  • Confidence in challenging business owners’ perspectives and helping them make difficult decisions
  • Must live in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, or Washington
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • Fractional CFO experience or experience managing multiple client relationships is a plus

Benefits

  • On-target earnings of $182,000 or more
  • Fully remote work
  • Full-time W-2 employment
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 75% of premiums paid by the employer
  • 401(k) matching
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Professional development and executive leadership training
  • Clients, systems, and infrastructure provided
  • No prospecting or cold calls
  • No need to sell personal services
  • No need to build a fractional CFO practice from the ground up
  • No legal industry experience required; law firm training is provided

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