Managing Attorney

Ideal Candidate: A partner or managing attorney from a small to mid-sized practice with experience in practice areas handled by the firm interested in owning and managing an independent office under the firm’s brand/ umbrella.
Compensation: Generally, 70% of fees collected from client for worked performed, subject to costs of
running their own office, as well as a management fee collected by attorneys assigned to them (generally 10-20% for each member attorney).
Expectations:

• To manage an independent office conforming to firm systems and procedures
• To share insights, forms, expertise, and etc. with other members of the firm as requested
• To preserve the brand and integrity of the Firm as a whole
• To ensure that attorneys working out of their office protect and foster good relationships both with referral sources and between referral sources and their clients
• To ensure that attorneys working out of their office put client’s needs and concerns above monetary gain and maintain an ethical practice
• To put success of the firm above personal gain/ profits
• To ensure that attorneys working out of the office adhere to high standards of professionalism
• To represent their office at all times as a member of the firm under firm branding

Job Description: A managing attorney is also a limited partner of the firm. Managing attorneys run their own office location as part of the firm and are expected to manage their offices in conformity to systems and standards set out by the firm. A managing attorney may build equity in their office and may receive profits generated from the office pursuant to the arrangement they have with attorneys within the office. A managing attorney may also become a general partner of the firm by nomination of a general partner, unanimous consent of general partners, and ratification by the firm membership at the annual membership meeting.