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Manage all operational, technological and financial aspects of the Member Services Department.Assist in the coordination and production of the company’s annual report, annual general meeting, renewal meetings, marketing and bi-annual firm administrative meeting.Operate as a liaison and provide support to all other departments within the company.Collaborate with the loss prevention department to support their annual regional and practice specific meetings.Instituted monthly and quarterly reports tracking financial performance, expense analysis, marketing activity, technology updates and personnel information for the senior vice-president of the member services department.

Manage all operational, technological and financial aspects of the San Francisco office.Coordinate all accounting, human resources, library, marketing, risk management, facilities, and technology activities with firmwide departments to insure expense control and firm standards.Prepare the annual budget forecast and variance reports with the executive director, chief financial officer and managing partner for the San Francisco office.Instituted monthly and quarterly reports tracking financial performance, expense analysis, utilization, marketing activity, technology updates, library activities and personnel information resulting in expense reductions in excess of $200,000.Coordinated the relocation of the San Francisco office, the establishment of the firm’s Taipei office, and the closing of the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Managed all financial, operational and technological aspects of the firm.Established and implemented the annual budget and variance reports for the firm along with various financial reports including expense analysis.Coordinated partner compensation programs, developed associate compensation program and conducted annual reviews and salary administration for associates, paralegals and staff.Developed and coordinated a technology conversion for the firm.Negotiated directly with banking institutions to establish the firm’s accounts and line of credit.

Managed all operational and financial aspects of the San Diego office through three plus years of growth from $12M to over $18.4M in revenues while increasing profitability each year.Managed all financial aspects for the business & technology practice group on a firm-wide basis.Coordinated all accounting, human resources, library, marketing and technology activities with firmwide departments to insure expense control and firm standards.Worked on firmwide projects to improve firm services internally and externally while maintaining and improving expense controls.