Director, Legal Financial Systems

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🌐 United States, United Kingdom – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted advisor to law firm executive leadership on financial systems, operating practices, and technology roadmaps • Lead complex financial systems engagements, including implementations, integrations, optimization projects, and ongoing operational improvement • Advise clients on legal financial management platforms, industry practices, system capabilities, and governance • Establish and maintain executive-level client relationships and serve as a senior escalation resource • Address targeted process and organizational improvement opportunities • Review project deliverables and provide executive oversight for solution designs, implementation plans, testing approaches, training plans, governance frameworks, assessments, business cases, and recommendations • Mentor and develop Managers and consulting team members through coaching, career development guidance, performance feedback, and leadership support • Oversee resource management and workforce planning across multiple client engagements • Participate in business development through subject matter expertise, client relationship support, solution development, proposal responses, and client presentations • Identify and develop service offerings, methodologies, accelerators, and intellectual property • Monitor legal industry, technology, and market trends and identify opportunities, risks, and recommendations • Build relationships with software vendors, implementation partners, and industry organizations • Support practice financial management and operational planning, including engagement forecasting, margin management, and resource planning • Contribute to Harbor’s growth strategy through cross-functional opportunities and collaboration across service lines • Champion consulting excellence and adherence to Harbor methodologies, quality standards, and delivery best practices • Maintain personal billable utilization while helping the team meet utilization, profitability, and delivery expectations

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in legal technology, professional services, consulting, or financial systems, including significant experience leading financial systems implementations and optimization programs • Demonstrated expertise in law firm financial systems, including implementation, integration, optimization, governance, and change management • Proven ability to build trusted relationships with C-level and senior executive stakeholders and influence business and technology decisions • Strong business acumen and ability to connect technology investments and operational improvements to measurable business outcomes • Experience leading multiple concurrent client engagements, managing project teams, overseeing budgets, and mitigating delivery risks • Experience contributing to business development through client relationship support, proposal development, solution design, and participation in sales pursuits • Proven leadership experience managing consulting teams, developing talent, and building high-performing teams in a client-service environment • Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and storytelling skills, with ability to translate complex technical concepts into executive-level recommendations • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities • Understanding of project and program management principles, including resource planning, financial management, governance, quality assurance, and stakeholder management • Experience developing methodologies, service offerings, practice collateral, and thought leadership content • Ability to balance hands-on engagement leadership with strategic practice responsibilities and collaborative business development participation • Positive, entrepreneurial mindset with passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and building client value • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio • Proficiency with Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint • Experience with legal financial management platforms such as Elite 3E and related ecosystem solutions

🏖️ Benefits

• No specific benefits or compensation extras stated in the posting • Full-time employment

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