Build the org chart,level by level.

Building Your Organizational Chart, for the Transformation pillar, where Chapter 5 defines the firm's seats by function. Four pages of level structures, executive, marketing, operations, finance and legal, each shown as a worked example beside a blank chart to fill in with your own seats.

PDF · 4 pages · Free to download. Part of The Law Firm Operating System Implementation Workbook.

First page of the Organizational Chart: the executive level structure, with the Owner over the CEO, CMO, COO and CFO, and a blank chart beneath it.

What is inside.

Five level structures across four pages. Every page pairs a filled example with an empty chart of the same shape.

The level structures

Executive Level Structure
The Owner at the top, with four seats beneath: CEO, CMO, COO and CFO.
Marketing Level Structure
A Marketing Manager over seven functions: Digital, Content, Email and PR, Customer Journey, Grassroots, Media, and Philanthropy. The example fills each with three seats, from SEO, PPC and social media to lawyer referrals, event sponsorships and community outreach.
Operations Level Structure
The COO over seven leads: Intake Lead, Reception Lead, HR Manager, Production Lead, Facilities Manager, IT Manager and Data Analysis Lead, with the example seats beneath each, from intake specialist and payroll to file processing, medical records, software and reporting.
Finance Level Structure
A Finance Lead over an Accounting Clerk, a Controller and Real Estate. The example puts deposits, check writing, bills and credit card statements under the clerk, and cashflow management, forecasting, budget and commission calculation under the controller.
Legal Level Structure
A Legal Lead over a Prelit Managing Attorney and a Litigation Managing Attorney, with captains and tiered attorneys beneath each.

How to use it.

  1. Start at the executive level

    The Owner at the top and the four seats beneath. Fill the blank chart on page one before moving down.

  2. Work down one structure at a time

    Marketing, operations, finance and legal each have their own chart. The example shows the shape; the blank chart beside it is yours.

  3. Fill the empty boxes with your seats

    Write your firm's seats into the empty boxes, matching the shape of the example beside them.

Download the chart.

PDF only, four pages.

Organizational Chart

Executive, marketing, operations, finance and legal level structures, each with a worked example beside a blank chart.

PDF · 4 pages · 1.4 MB PDF