Law Firm Operations Architect & Implementer

Law Office of Rhett Burney, PC; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer profit sharing

Paid time off and paid holidays

Monthly health stipend (cash)

Direct access to ownership

Leadership table participation

Support for continuing education and认证

Job summary

LAW OFFICE OF RHETT D. BURNEY, P.C. in Simpsonville, SC seeks a proactive Firm Administrator to design and implement essential business systems. This senior role reports to the owner and focuses on building, not merely maintaining, operations.

You will establish procedures, reporting, onboarding, and compliance processes while driving efficiency across finance, HR, and technology. The candidate thrives on autonomy and strategic impact in a boutique family-law practice.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of progressive operations or administration leadership, with at least three in a law firm or comparable professional-services environment of ten to fifty people.
• Proven ability to build policies, procedures, and reporting from a blank page and overhaul existing ones to ensure follow-through.
• Evidence that something you built outlasted your attention and continues to run months later.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise reception, front office, and administrative staff; enforce firm-wide administrative standards.
• Oversee financial operations: timekeeping, billing cycles, accounts receivable, retainers, and profitability reporting.
• Review trust reconciliations, maintain sign-off trails, and uphold compliance calendars under applicable rules.
• Audit, update, and issue the employee handbook; design onboarding programs and performance-management frameworks.
• Lead systems and technology initiatives, including MyCase governance and calendar/matter-aging oversight; guide AI tool adoption and staff training.
• Maintain continuity to keep the firm running during owner absences (including extended leaves).

Skills

Operations leadership

Policy development

Data analytics

Excel

AI tools

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MyCase

Legal billing software

Job description

LAW OFFICE OF RHETT D. BURNEY, P.C. in Simpsonville, SC seeks a proactive Firm Administrator to design and implement essential business systems. This senior role reports to the owner and focuses on building, not merely maintaining, operations.

You will establish procedures, reporting, onboarding, and compliance processes while driving efficiency across finance, HR, and technology. The candidate thrives on autonomy and strategic impact in a boutique family-law practice.