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Legal Management Group

Chief Operating Officer - Personal Injury Firm

Legal Management Group, Culver City, California, United States, 90232

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Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Personal Injury Law Firm Location: In-office, Culver City, Los Angeles

Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below. Job Type: Full-time, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm Reports to: CEO Compensation: Base + performance-based bonuses 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 & 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

High team engagement, low turnover, clear org chart with successors in place 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

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