Hire Finance & Accounting Talent for Legal Services Firms

Law firm accounting carries a rule no other industry shares: client money must never touch firm money. MAVI places finance professionals who understand trust accounting, matter-level billing, and the compliance a legal practice runs under.

Hiring Legal Services Finance & Accounting Talent with MAVI

MAVI matches you with finance professionals who have worked inside law firms, so they arrive fluent in trust accounting, matter billing, and the compliance legal work demands.

Trust Accounting Depth

Our accountants maintain client trust accounts and the three-way reconciliation bar rules require, keeping client and firm money strictly separate.

Matter Billing Command

MAVI talent bill by matter, draw down retainers correctly, and keep each case's economics clear.

Systems Familiarity

From practice management and billing systems to the GL, our network knows the legal stack – Clio, and firm accounting tools – and keeps matters tied to the books.

WIP and Cost Recovery

MAVI places professionals who track work in process and advanced client costs, so unbilled value and recoverable cost aren't lost.

Scales With Your Practice

Support as matters grow, a full-time accountant as the firm expands, an embedded team across practice areas – MAVI meets your finance function where it is.

Meet Legal Services Finance & Accounting Talent in Our Network

Ishita
US Exp: 6 years | Location: India
Accountant at a law firm who maintained client trust accounts with three-way reconciliation and managed matter-level billing. Comfortable tracking retainer drawdowns and advanced costs.
Rafael
US Exp: 11 years | Location: Colombia
Senior accountant with deep legal-services experience, owning trust compliance, WIP and realization, and matter profitability across practice areas. Knows the regulatory weight of trust accounting.
Lerato
US Exp: 8 years | Location: South Africa
Accounting manager focused on legal finance, running close with clean trust reconciliation and matter billing for a growing firm. Strong on the cost recovery generalists expense away.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do MAVI's accountants understand trust accounting?

    Yes. The professionals we place maintain client trust accounts and the three-way reconciliation bar rules require, keeping client and firm money strictly separate, which is a compliance matter, not just bookkeeping.

  • Can they handle matter-level billing?

    They can. MAVI talent bill by matter, draw down retainers correctly, and keep each case's economics clear, rather than losing matter-level detail.

  • Do they track work in process?

    Yes. We place accountants who manage WIP and realization across matters, so the firm sees the unbilled value sitting in open cases.

  • We advance costs for clients. Can they handle cost recovery?

    They can. MAVI talent account for advanced client costs and reimbursement against each matter, so recoverable cost isn't expensed away.

  • How soon can a legal accountant start?

    MAVI usually shares profiles within a day or two and can embed the right person in as fast as five days, which helps when billing or trust reconciliation outpaces your team.

  • Can we begin with part-time trust or billing support?

    Yes. Many legal firms begin with part-time trust or billing support and scale as the practice grows.