Practice Director - Legal 500 firm - West End - London

Practice Director: Legal 500 - West End  

My Client is a leading 500 Law firm within International Law. There are four partners and 15 associates. This firm is looking for a dedicated and capable finance and management professional. The role is to provide the senior expertise to guide the firm’s continued development as a business.

The Practice Director role combines the responsibilities of a finance manager and a business manager, with further scope and executive responsibility. The Practice Director is full time and reports directly to the Managing Partner. Duties include:

•Business strategy: Assist Managing Partner  in strategic planning and the implementation of the firm’s overall business objectives.•Finance: Manage the firm’s bookkeeper. Responsible for billing and collections. As directed, create financial projections and firm budgets. Manage the relationship with the

firm’s external accountants. Assist the office manager in the financial year-end process.

Provide finance analysis support for work tenders, staffing and client matter management.

Provide support for the finance committee. Take over the role of COFA and ensure

adequate accounting control systems exist and are operated to comply with Solicitors

Accounts rules and best accounting practice. Provide relevant and good-quality

management and financial information to partners. Assist partners in finance-related

discussions and enable well informed decision making.  Prepare reports on business strategy, management and financial information for discussion and decision-making at partner meetings. Knowledge, risk and compliance management: Be responsible for knowledge management. Work with the COLP to ensure risk management and SRA compliance,

Candidate requirements:

Experience in a high-end law firm, ideally as Director to a Managing Partner, Practice Manager, Operations Officer or similar. Experience in strategic development of a law firm
Experience in planning and implementation, Finance credentials and experience in budget creation/financial management Business acumen.  A track record for delivery of results and managing through others. For more information please apply today with your current notice and package or e-mail your cv to mark@rgsearch.co.uk or call me on 07739 177627.