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title: 'VP Finance at Lawhive'
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# VP Finance at Lawhive

- **Company:** Lawhive
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $220k–$310k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lawhive/230774b6-6cec-4141-916e-cdf6ca908a96

## Job description

## ABOUT LAWHIVE

Our mission is to make the law accessible to everyone.

The legal industry is built on technology and processes that haven’t been updated in hundreds of years - that's why we've reinvented the entire model from the ground up with our own bespoke AI operating system at the core.

Lawhive is a regulated law firm with an AI-native platform built to amplify expertise and revolutionise the way people practice law, leading to exceptional outcomes for clients and lawyers.

Lawhive Labs https://labs.lawhive.co.uk/ is how we bring this vision to life. It's our frontier lab that combines top engineering, design, AI and legal talent from around the world, joining forces to build the future of law.

We’re backed by top-tier investors, including Google Ventures, Balderton Capital and TQ Ventures, and in December 2025, we secured $60M Series B funding round to facilitate international expansion and to grow our team.

We’re headquartered in London and in 2025 successfully launched in the US…and we’re just getting started.

## THE ROLE

This is a newly created role and a strategic new initiative for the organization. The Vice President of Finance will help design the future of the finance organization from the ground up and play a leading role in the company's expansion into the US market. As a senior leader within the Management Services Organization (MSO), sitting at the group/holdco level and partnering closely with executive leadership to drive the financial strategy, leadership, and performance of the platform and its affiliated legal entities, this role provides senior finance leadership across a multi-entity structure. The VP of Finance owns capital and cash management, lender relationships, acquisition financing, and management reporting, and builds and leads the finance team as the organization scales. Working cross-functionally with operations, legal, and practice leadership, the VP of Finance helps prepare the organization for growth, including the integration of firms and support of investor and lender reporting.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Serve as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership, providing analysis and recommendations that shape platform strategy, resource allocation, and profitability.
- Design and build the future of the finance organization, including its structure, systems, processes, and team, as a newly created leadership role.
- Serve as a key finance leader for the company's expansion into the US, partnering on market entry, entity setup, and the financial infrastructure needed to scale.
- Own the annual budgeting process and the ongoing forecasting cycle across the MSO and its affiliated law firm entities, including consolidated and entity-level views.
- Develop and monitor KPIs and management dashboards that give leadership clear visibility into performance across practice areas, locations, and entities.
- Oversee cash flow forecasting, working capital, and liquidity management across a multi-entity structure.
- Support capital allocation decisions, business-case development, and return analysis for new investments, hiring, and expansion.
- Partner on M&A activity, including financial diligence, valuation support, integration planning, and post-close performance tracking of acquired firms.
- Prepare and present financial results, variance analysis, and forward-looking outlooks to executive leadership, the board, investors, and lenders.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the company's lender(s), owning the day-to-day relationship, lender reporting, covenant compliance, and information requests.
- Lead lender engagement on new MSO acquisitions, including financing and drawdown requests, diligence support, and reporting required to fund and close deals.
- Partner with the Controller and accounting team to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and to strengthen internal controls and financial processes.
- Help design and scale the finance function, systems, and reporting infrastructure to support rapid growth and increasing complexity.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, tools, and data quality across the organization.

## WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including several years in a senior finance leadership role (e.g., VP of Finance, Finance Director, or comparable).
- Experience within a Management Services Organization (MSO) or comparable multi-entity professional-services platform is a top priority for this role.
- Proven ability to build, lead, and scale a finance function and team in a multi-entity, high-growth environment.
- Experience owning lender relationships, capital and cash management, and acquisition financing.
- Strong command of financial statements and management reporting, with sound business judgment and the ability to turn financial insight into decisions.
- Experience partnering with executive leadership and presenting to boards, investors, and lenders.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

## INTERVIEW PROCESS

- Introductory call with our Talent team
- 1:1 with your hiring manager
- Cross-functional team interview
- Values interview with one of our Founders
- We offer!

## BENEFITS

- 🩺 Healthcare benefits: 'Premium' plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover
- ✈️ Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave
- 💰 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary
- 💰 Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD

## DIVERSITY AT LAWHIVE

At Lawhive we know that diversity of thought is critical to delivering outlier outcomes. As such, we’re always working hard to ensure we build a diverse, inclusive team. We’re not yet where we want to be but as we scale we’ll only ever increase the focus we apply to this.

## About Lawhive

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lawhive is an AI-native consumer law firm that combines experienced, regulated lawyers with a proprietary AI operating system to make legal services more accessible, affordable, and transparent for everyday people.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – raised $60M in 2026, with total funding exceeding $100M)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not individually disclosed in search results (co-founders include a CTO named Jaime V. per LinkedIn, but full team not listed)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Legal Services / Legal Technology (AI-powered consumer law)
- Target customers: B2C and B2B (individuals and businesses needing help with immigration, employment, family, property, conveyancing, divorce, landlord-tenant, and consumer rights)
- Mission statement: “To make legal services accessible to everyone” by combining technology, AI, and a regulated law firm to simplify legal help as easily as opening a bank account.

## Products & Services
- **AI Operating System (Lawrence)**: A proprietary AI “paralegal” that assists lawyers with legal research, document drafting, client intake, case management, and communication – reducing cost and delay.
- **Full-Service Law Firm (SRA-Regulated)**: Lawhive itself is a licensed law firm that delivers end-toend legal support, from initial consultation to case resolution, across multiple practice areas.
- **Consultant Lawyer Platform**: Lawyers can join Lawhive’s network of 300+ consultants and receive a steady stream of pre-qualified, pre-paid clients, AI tools, and full administrative support (marketing, billing, compliance) – allowing them to focus only on billable legal work.
- **Online Client Portal**: Individuals can answer a few questions, get a transparent fixed-fee or hourly quote, and be matched with a dedicated lawyer quickly.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company; last round was Series B in 2026)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $116.2M (per LinkedIn) with Series B of $60M raised in 2026. Also reported over 12,500 satisfied clients, 2,000+ Trustpilot reviews with a 4.5-star rating, and a network of 300+ lawyers.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mitch Rales (lead Series B), Google Ventures (GV), Balderton Capital, TQ Ventures. Also backed by England footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James.
- **Growth Signals**: 100.7% year-over-year headcount growth (now 201 employees); expanded into the United States and operates across 6 countries (UK, US, Hong Kong, Italy, Sri Lanka, Switzerland); acquired Woodstock Legal Services in early 2026; 20 active job postings as of mid-2026 with a strong focus on engineering, AI, and legal roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI + Regulation Moat**: Lawhive is both a technology platform and an SRA-regulated law firm – a combination that is difficult for pure-play legal tech startups or traditional law firms to replicate.
- **Lawyer-Friendly Model**: Consultant lawyers get pre-paid clients, full admin support, and AI tools, enabling them to earn more without non-billable overhead. This attracts top legal talent.
- **Transparent Pricing**: Fixed-fee and hourly pricing with no surprises – a key differentiator in a traditionally opaque industry.
- **Strong Investor Backing**: Backed by top-tier VCs (GV, Balderton, TQ) and an iconic US industrialist (Mitch Rales), providing both financial stability and strategic credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **US Expansion**: With a Managing Director for North America and a growing US presence, Lawhive is aggressively scaling into the American consumer legal market.
- **AI Platform Development**: Continued investment in “Lawrence” to automate more legal workflows and improve lawyer productivity.
- **Network Growth**: Increasing the number of consultant lawyers (currently 300+) to serve more clients across more practice areas.
- **Geographic & Practice Area Expansion**: Operating in 6 countries and adding new legal domains (e.g., immigration, family, property) to capture broader demand.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven organization emphasizing *bias to action*, *obsession with customers*, *communication first*, and *attention to detail*. The team is described as moving fast, thinking deeply, and pushing boundaries.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Lawhive’s consultant lawyers work from anywhere; corporate roles (engineering, product, sales) appear to be based in London with some remote flexibility (many job postings do not specify fully remote, but the culture page highlights “work from anywhere” for lawyers).
- **Notable Perks & Environment**: Engineers and product people get to work on cutting-edge AI applied to a massive, underserved market (consumer law). The company offers the chance to “transform access to the law” alongside world-class investors and a high-growth environment with 100%+ headcount growth. Roles span legal, AI/engineering, product, operations, and sales – all contributing directly to mission impact.

## Sources
1. [lawhive.co.uk/careers](https://lawhive.co.uk/careers)
2. [lawhive.co.uk](https://lawhive.co.uk/)
3. [lawhive.co.uk/about-us](https://lawhive.co.uk/about-us)
4. [uk.linkedin.com/company/joinlawhive](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/joinlawhive)
5. [lawhive.co.uk/work-with-us](https://lawhive.co.uk/work-with-us)

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