Group Head of Legal Accounts

Lawfront is one of the UK’s most ambitious and rapidly expanding legal groups. Through strategic acquisitions and the integration of high‑performing regional law firms, we are building a national platform that combines local excellence with the strength, investment, and innovation of a modern legal group.

Our growth trajectory is significant — and accelerating. As we continue to welcome new firms into the Lawfront family, we are strengthening our central functions to ensure we deliver consistent, scalable, and best‑in‑class support across the group.

The Opportunity

This is a high‑impact leadership role at the centre of Lawfront’s acquisition and integration strategy. You will take ownership of the group’s legal accounting operations, ensuring that every newly acquired firm is seamlessly onboarded into our financial systems, processes, and controls.

You will shape the financial infrastructure that underpins our growth — creating consistency, driving efficiency, and ensuring robust compliance across a multi‑firm, multi‑location group.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the legal accounts function across all Lawfront firms, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Oversee the financial integration of newly acquired firms, embedding group standards, systems, and reporting frameworks.
• Ensure full compliance with SRA Accounts Rules across the group, implementing strong controls and monitoring processes.
• Drive standardisation of financial procedures to support scalable, sustainable growth.
• Provide strategic insight and financial leadership to the Group CFO and senior leadership team.
• Oversee client account management, billing, credit control, and financial reporting across multiple firms.
• Build strong relationships with Managing Partners and operational leaders to support smooth transitions during acquisitions.
• Lead on audits, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion a culture of accountability, accuracy, and forward‑thinking financial governance.

About You

You will be an experienced legal accounts leader who thrives in environments of change, growth, and transformation. You bring both the technical expertise and the commercial mindset needed to support a fast‑growing legal group.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in legal accounts within a law firm or legal group.
• Deep knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules and legal finance compliance.
• Proven leadership experience, ideally across multi‑site or group structures.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or large‑scale operational change.
• Strong understanding of financial systems, controls, and reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused approach with the confidence to drive group‑wide improvements.

Why Join Lawfront

• Play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s fastest‑growing legal groups.
• Shape the financial operations of a business built on strategic acquisition and long‑term investment.
• Work with a collaborative leadership team committed to innovation and excellence.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

How to Apply

If you’re excited by the opportunity to lead a group‑wide function in a fast‑growing, acquisitive legal organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV confirming salary expectations to Suzanne.James@lawfront.com