Legal Operations Leader — P&L & Multi-Site Growth

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision & Dental

Disability Insurance

401(k) employer match

Friday Lunches

Paid Holidays

Team Events

Job summary

Konare Law in Frederick, MD is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to own business operations and P&L across multiple offices. You will build teams, scale systems, and drive measurable outcomes in a growth environment.

You will lead strategic partnerships, financial planning, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Legal Director, and office Admin to ensure exceptional client experiences and scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of operations, business management, or COO-level leadership experience.
• 5+ years managing multi-site operations or multiple locations.
• Proven budget management of $5M+ and teams of 20+ people.
• Experience in professional services (law firms, consulting, accounting) preferred.
• Experience scaling organizations from 20-50+ employees.
• Owning operational outcomes with accountability and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Represent the firm in strategic partnerships and business development initiatives.
• Partner with leadership on firm-wide strategy, growth, and expansion.
• Own and drive full P&L performance, including revenue growth, cost control, and profitability.
• Create financial models, forecasts, and budgets to support growth and expansion decisions.
• Ensure financial accountability across departments by linking operational performance to revenue outcomes.
• Use KPIs, dashboards, and data to drive decision-making and improve performance.
• Oversee operations across Frederick, Miami, San Diego, Baltimore, and DC offices.
• Standardize processes and ensure consistency in client experience.
• Build scalable infrastructure to support continued growth.
• Facilitate collaboration between Legal Director, Deputy Ops Manager, Office Administrator, and HR.
• Build and scale teams from the ground up where needed.
• Establish clear accountability structures, performance expectations, and KPIs tied to outcomes.
• Partner with HR Manager on strategic workforce planning and talent acquisition.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Own firm-wide technology strategy and infrastructure decisions.
• Implement systems and automation to improve efficiency, reporting, and scalability.
• Drive process improvements across intake, case management, and client lifecycle.

Skills

Operations leadership

Multi-site leadership

Professional services exp

Scale orgs 20-50+

Accountability & cross-functional

Immigration law firm exp

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/management/finance

MBA or advanced degree

PMP/Six Sigma certs a plus

Tools

Legal practice management systems (MyCase/Clio)

Job description

Konare Law in Frederick, MD is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to own business operations and P&L across multiple offices. You will build teams, scale systems, and drive measurable outcomes in a growth environment.

You will lead strategic partnerships, financial planning, and cross-functional collaboration with HR, Legal Director, and office Admin to ensure exceptional client experiences and scalable infrastructure.