Chief Operating Officer

Job Description

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URGENTLY SEEKING - Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Law Firm Experience REQUIRED

We are urgently seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer with direct law firm experience to join our collaborative, mid-sized firm. This is not a corporate COO role - this is a hands-on operational leadership position inside a structured professional services environment.

Our firm is led by a Managing Shareholder and supported by Department Chairs and a Board of Directors. We need a steady, strategic operational leader who understands the inner workings of a law firm and can bring structure, accountability, and high-level execution to daily operations.

If you know how to make a professional services firm run smoothly - this is your opportunity.

Who You Are

• 10-20 years of operational leadership experience in a LAW FIRM (REQUIRED)

• Proven experience working directly with Managing Partners, Shareholders, and Boards

• Strong understanding of law firm governance, reporting structures, and compensation models

• Strategic thinker who can also execute at a detailed administrative level

• Highly organized, steady-handed, and process-driven

• A confident communicator who can bridge leadership and departments

• Experienced in professional services environments with structured leadership models

Candidates without law firm experience will not be considered.

What You'll Be Doing

Board of Directors Support

• Develop and coordinate agendas and materials for Shareholder and Board meetings
• Set and manage annual firm calendars
• Coordinate bonus pool estimates and financial planning timelines
• Oversee annual Board elections
• Execute post-meeting follow-up with Managing Shareholder

Managing Shareholder Partnership

• Serve as a strategic operational partner to the Managing Shareholder
• Draft and review firmwide leadership communications
• Assist with lateral hire offer development
• Maintain employment records and attorney data
• Provide performance reporting and firmwide operational analytics

Department Chair & Shareholder Support

• Act as liaison to resolve internal operational and administrative concerns
• Support case intake systems and client relations processes
• Compile and distribute monthly and annual contribution reports
• Ensure departments are aligned with firmwide strategic goals

Salary commensurate with candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990.

We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.