Chief Operating Officer

Hace 2 semanas

Metepec, México Legal Management Group Jornada completa

About the Role

We're seeking a high-performing COO with deep operational experience inside a personal injury law

firm. You will act as the second-in-command to the CEO and run the daily operations of a multi- department law firm with 200+ staff, 19 departments, and aggressive growth goals. This is not a learning

position — it's for someone who has already operated in the trenches of PI and knows how to make every part of the engine run efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

Departmental Oversight:

Direct, lead, and optimize daily operations across Intake, Case Management, Pre-Lit, Lit,

Medical Records, Negotiations, Investigations, and Client Experience.

Ensure KPI tracking, data visibility, and accountability in each department.

Process & Systems Leadership:

Lead firm-wide process mapping, SOP creation, and cross-functional system alignment (e.g., Lead Docket, Filevine, RingCentral, CallRail, G Suite).

Optimize workflow automation and collaboration between Intake, CM, and Medical teams.

People Management & Performance:

Hire, onboard, and coach department leads and hold them to performance-based metrics.

Establish structured onboarding, cross-training, and succession planning systems.

Medical & Vendor Negotiation:

Lead medical provider negotiations, lien reductions, and ensure client medical management is cost-effective and streamlined.

Manage investigation resources, vendor contracts, and vendor KPI evaluation.

Operational Reporting and Decision Support:

Build dashboards in Looker Studio, track progress against KPIs, and support CEO in decision- making.

Present weekly scorecards across departments and identify areas of underperformance.

What Success Looks Like

  • 90%+ of department KPIs hit consistently
  • Increased case velocity without reducing settlement value
  • Medical spend per case reduced by [X]% through better negotiation
  • Investigations completed in

• CEO involvement in ops reduced by 75%

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years as COO or Director of Operations in a personal injury law firm
  • Deep knowledge of intakes, CM, litigation, medical records, investigations
  • Experience with KPIs, process mapping, automation tools
  • Prior ownership of law firm P&L, budgeting, and staffing plans
  • Skilled in medical negotiations, lien reductions, and cost control
  • High emotional intelligence with zero micromanagement needed
  • Strong technical understanding of law firm tech stacks (Filevine, Lead Docket, G Suite, RingCentral, etc.)

Preferred Tools & Platforms

  • Filevine, Lead Docket, RingCentral, CallRail
  • Google Workspace, Asana, Zapier, Looker Studio
  • BambooHR, TestGorilla, TalentLMS

Soft Skills & Personality Fit

  • Strategic operator with a bias for action
  • Can teach others, not just do the work
  • Calm under pressure, direct communicator
  • Holds teams accountable while building morale
  • Operates with CEO-mindset and owner mentality