Director of Operations/Law Firm Administrator & Strategic Leader

Ready to take the helm of a law firm that's actually changing the game? We're a fast-growing, boutique family law firm in Atlanta that's redefining what's possible, and we're looking for an experienced Director of Operations who can think bigger than operations - someone ready to architect our future. You will partner directly with the Law Firm Owner to take the lead with administrative and business elements of running the firm.

This position involves planning, setting up, guiding, and monitoring the day-to-day activities of the Firm, and ensuring adherence to Firm regulations. You will have a range of responsibilities that touch on all aspects of administration, personnel, finances, facilities, and business systems. We are looking for someone with the background and level of maturity to collaborate with the Owner and other key personnel when it comes to strategy, policy, problem-solving, and decision-making.

You'll be our strategic nucleus, reporting directly to the owner with:

• Authority to shape and implement firm-wide strategy
• Leadership of our growing team
• Executive-level decision-making power (including hiring and firing)
• Ownership of our financial operations and business systems.

The main aim of this job is to guarantee the functionality of the company and to create extensive and lasting growth. You need to sustain ownership of different business operations, for which we require an experienced and successful leader. If you have superb people skills, business understanding, and work ethic, we want to get to know you.

• Supervise the work of the personnel and vendors
• Lead recruitment, hiring, and general human resources operations, including payroll and benefit
• Ensure that the Firm’s business systems and processes are fully documented in writing, organized, and being followed
• Ensure clients and matters move through the workflow pipeline at the right pace
• Oversee financial operations with mastery of financial reporting and accounting principles
• Manage office facilities and office supply inventory
• Design and implement business strategies, plans, and procedures
• Establish comprehensive goals for performance and growth
• Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics

We need a full-blown, bona fide Law Firm Administrator who has prior experience running a small professional services firm or a division or department of a mid-sized/large professional services firm.

You must be able to show evidence of your prior success with:

• Track record of managing $6M+ budgets in previous roles (This is NON-NEGOTIABLE!!!)
• Experience leading teams of 15 or more
• Proven success running operations in professional services
• History of designing and executing business plans that drive growth.

Education and Experience

• Degree in Management, Business Management, Human Resources, or another related field
• Previous experience running a professional services firm or a division or department of a mid-sized/large professional services firm (law firm experience is a plus)

We are a woman-owned, minority-led, LGBTQIA+ family law firm in the Atlanta metro area. We welcome ALL people without judgment and genuinely want to help them reach their happy place. Our work is not just legal representation. It is changing lives. We bring integrity, empathy, and curiosity to every case and to every person on our team.

We are scaling, which means we offer both a strong, established foundation and exciting growth ahead. If you want to help shape a human, high-performing firm, and build something that defines the future of family law in Georgia, this is your seat at the table.