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EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Financial Leaders Who Understand the Economics of a Law Firm
A law-firm CFO must connect financial strategy with day-to-day operations, commercial priorities, and the economic interests of the partnership. ASG’s CFO search focus spans the financial disciplines that support a firm’s performance and long-term direction.
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Financial Strategy
Leadership in financial planning, capital allocation, and alignment between financial decisions and firmwide strategic objectives.
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Profitability
Understanding financial performance across practices, offices, and business units to support informed profitability decisions and lateral partner evaluations.
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Revenue Management
Oversight of revenue performance, financial forecasting, WIP management, collections, and the systemic factors that drive sustainable firm revenue.
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Pricing
Financial insight into modern pricing strategies, matter economics, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), realization, and commercially sound client agreements.
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Billing
Leadership across billing operations, e-billing compliance, realization cycles, and seamless operational coordination between finance and practice leadership.
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Treasury
Cash-flow planning, liquidity facilities, financial covenant compliance, debt structuring, and treasury oversight tailored for professional-services partnerships.
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FP&A and Reporting
Budgeting, rigorous forecasting, management reporting, scenario planning, and decision-ready analysis for managing partners and compensation committees.
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Tax
Oversight of multi-jurisdictional partnership tax planning, state apportionment, international filings, partner withholding, and coordination with external counsel.
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Partner Economics
Mastery of equity and non-equity compensation models, profit distribution schedules, lateral partner guarantees, and capital contribution standards.
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Technology & Analytics
Leveraging premier legal ERP/PMS systems (Elite 3E, Aderant), business intelligence suites, and predictive analytics to provide dynamic reporting, matter profitability transparency, and data-backed counsel.
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Financial Transformation
Modernizing financial operations, reporting structures, practice group KPIs, and cross-functional administrative processes to support rapid scale.
What Law Firm Leaders Should Know
No. ASG operates on a contingency basis, allowing firms to review qualified candidates without making a traditional retained-search commitment.
ASG specializes in executive search for AmLaw 200 law firms, focusing on C-level and director-level leadership positions.
Yes. ASG’s contingency-based model allows firms to review qualified candidates without entering a traditional retained-search engagement. Our specific terms and conditions will be discussed before any engagement proceeds.
C-level and director-level executive positions across finance, operations, marketing/business development, technology, knowledge management, innovation, HR, and related functions.
Yes. ASG routinely engages currently employed executives and manages every outreach and conversation with complete confidentiality and discretion.
ASG’s primary focus is executive search for AmLaw 200 law firms. We also consider executives from other professional-services organizations when their experience aligns with the needs of our law-firm clients.
ASG operates on a contingency basis rather than a traditional retained-search model. Please contact us to discuss the terms that would apply to your specific search.
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