By Role
Managing Partner
Run a more profitable, more predictable firm.
Real-time visibility into growth, profitability, utilisation and cash flow — so you make decisions on live data, not month-end reports.
For Managing Partners, CEOs and Equity Partners
Role Objectives
What success looks like.
- Sustainable revenue and profit growth.
- Predictable cash flow across the firm.
- Clear visibility into partner and matter performance.
- Risk and compliance under control.
- A firm that can scale without chaos.
Daily Challenges
What gets in the way.
- Revenue is growing but profits aren't.
- WIP keeps climbing while cash stalls.
- You can't easily tell which clients and matters are truly profitable.
- Partners operate in silos with different reports.
- Strategic decisions get made with incomplete information.
Typical KPIs
How the role is measured.
Revenue per fee earner
Net margin
Realisation rate
Utilisation
Lockup days
Debtor days
Pipeline value
Matter profitability
Common Risks
What can go wrong.
- Compliance breach in trust or POPIA/FICA.
- Concentration risk on a few major clients.
- Key-person dependency in BD or finance.
- Margin erosion hidden by top-line growth.
- Reputational damage from missed deadlines.
How Legal Interact Helps
One source of truth across the firm — built for the questions partners ask every week.
Live partner and department performance
Matter and client profitability dashboards
Pipeline, forecasting and BD attribution
Trust, billing and collections on one engine
Governance, audit trail and access control by design
AI-driven forecasting and recommendations
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