Pragmatic Finance Solutions for the AmLaw 200
Thoughtful. Data-based. Strategic. Backed by Experience
Our Approach
We combine strategic insight, objective analysis, practical solutions, and collaborative partnership to help law firms achieve financial clarity, improve profitability, and build sustainable long-term business success.
Strategic
We take a forward-looking, data-driven approach, aligning financial strategies with firm objectives. Our guidance ensures law firms build sustainable profitability, resilience, and competitive advantage in a constantly evolving market.
Objective
We bring independent, unbiased perspective to every engagement. Grounded in financial rigor, our advice empowers law firms to make clear, fact-based decisions that strengthen performance and confidence.
Practical
Our solutions are actionable, tailored, and directly applicable to daily operations. We translate complex financial concepts into clear steps, helping law firms achieve measurable results quickly and effectively.
Partnership
We collaborate closely with firm leadership and professionals, fostering trust and alignment. Our role is as a long-term partner, supporting growth, profitability, and shared success across the organization.
Services
Strategic Finance
We help law firms align financial strategies with business goals, improving profitability, resource allocation, and decision-making while building long-term resilience and competitive advantage.
Operational Finance
We enhance firm efficiency by optimizing processes, improving reporting and financial management, enabling better decision-making, profitability, and sustainable performance.
Pricing and LPM
Our Pricing and LPM service helps law firms optimize matter pricing, streamline project workflows, and enhance collaboration, driving profitability, efficiency, and predictable client outcomes.
Compensation and Training
We design fair, performance-driven compensation structures while providing partners with education and tools to align incentives, enhance collaboration, and drive profitability.
Fractional CFO
We provide law firms with experienced financial leadership on a flexible basis, delivering strategic guidance, financial oversight, and decision-support to drive growth, efficiency, and profitability.
Strategic Finance
Strategic Planning
Our strategic planning services help law firm leaders navigate complex market dynamics, identify growth opportunities, and develop forward-looking strategies that align financial goals with long-term objectives. →
Mergers and Acquisitions
We coordinate with legal and financial advisors to structure deals that enhance capabilities, expand market reach, and optimize operational efficiencies. →
Long-Term Financial Planning
We establish a comprehensive financial trajectory, integrating growth objectives with risk mitigation strategies to foster fiscal resilience and future-proof your firm’s economic well-being. →
Lateral Partner Acquisitions
We develop and implement robust financial protocols for evaluating prospective partners, structuring compensation packages, and ensuring a seamless financial onboarding process. →
Practice Group Strategy
We partner with firm leadership to analyze profitability, client demand, and market positioning, identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency.→
Operational Finance
Financial Planning and Analysis
This service moves beyond traditional reporting, employing sophisticated analytical techniques to dissect performance trends, forecast future outcomes, and model various financial scenarios. .→
Treasury and Debt Managment
We provide independent guidance on cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and bank relationship management, ensuring firms maintain flexibility to meet short- and long-term needs..→
Financial Systems
We guide the selection and implementation of robust accounting, billing, and reporting platforms, enhancing data accuracy, automating processes, and future-proofing your financial operations→
Peer Analysis and Benchmarking
Our comparative analysis uncovers performance gaps in productivity, profitability, and growth metrics, while spotlighting best-in-class practices worth adopting.→
Collection Cycle Reduction
This service optimizes your working capital, reduces outstanding receivables, and strengthens your firm’s financial liquidity through systematic improvements to your revenue realization process. →
Pricing and Legal Project Management
Pricing and LPM Visioning
We work with your firm to conceptualize innovative fee structures that maximize value capture and implement modern project management methodologies to enhance efficiency and predictability.→
Framework Development
This service includes developing a strategy for firm-wide adoption and understanding of these KPIs, empowering every level of your organization to contribute meaningfully to profitability.→
Pricing and LPM Implementation
From initial scoping through post-launch evaluation, our approach integrates risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and performance tracking. →
Project Team Mentoring
We design and strengthen the skills and confidence of professionals responsible for pricing and LPM. We provide customized, hands-on mentoring that addresses the real-world challenges.→
Education and Training
We equip professionals with the knowledge and tools to implement high quality well-designed pricing and legal management systems so as to confidently address all future challenges.→
Partner Compensation and Training
Partner Compensation
We conduct a thorough review of your current compensation framework, comparing it against industry standards and peer performance to ensure fairness, competitiveness, and alignment with profitability goals. →
Training Development
We design practical, accessible training content tailored to the unique dynamics of Big Law, ensuring partners can confidently address profitability, pricing, and operational challenges. →
Training Delivery
We deliver tailored training sessions that address the unique challenges of Big Law, focusing on profitability, pricing, resource management, and long-term business strategy. →
Lateral Partner Analysis
We conduct a rigorous assessment of prospective lateral partners’ financial performance, book of business, and potential integration costs and benefits. →
Partnership Agreements
Fractional CFO
Fractional CFO
Our fractional CFO engagements deliver strategic planning, financial oversight, and executive-level counsel on a flexible, cost-effective basis. →
Finance Organization
Our Finance Team Organization service helps law firms design and optimize finance functions to better support strategic goals and operational needs. →
Finance Team Effectiveness
We conduct a thorough assessment of your finance department’s structure, processes, and technology, identifying areas for optimization and streamlining. →
Special Project Assistance
Our Finance Special Project Assistance service provides law firms with experienced, independent support for high-priority financial initiatives.→
Counsel to EC
We provide high-level financial insights and strategic recommendations to support critical decisions regarding firm growth, market positioning, and resource deployment.→
Mary Johnson
Mary Johnson is an experienced law firm CFO with 15 years of broad, hands-on expertise across top firms. She has addressed every type of legal finance challenge, from high-level strategy with executive committees and practice leaders to the most detailed operational issues. Mary brings unique perspective from working directly with senior leadership, individual partners, and finance teams, ensuring solutions are both practical and effective. She has spoken at leading industry conferences, conducted deep analysis of the legal market, and built a reputation for delivering clear, actionable results. With a BA in Economics and an MBA from Duke University, Mary combines strategic insight, objectivity, and pragmatic execution to help law firms achieve stronger financial performance.
Contact Us
We welcome the opportunity to discuss how our expertise can support your firm’s financial goals. Whether you need strategic guidance or practical solutions, our team is here to help. Contact us today to start a conversation about strengthening your firm’s financial performance and long-term success.