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Kimberly A. Swetland

Chief Administrative Officer

kswetland@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (212) 313-5417  
- New York, NY Office
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Kim is the chief administrative officer at Harris Beach Murtha. She leads the firm’s lateral recruiting efforts and oversees the administrators of all regional offices. Kim works with the management committee, office managing partners, the practice group leaders and the administrative leadership team to focus on the continued growth of the firm by facilitating the recruitment and integration of lateral attorneys and mergers, and the successful partner succession transitioning.

Her support of our regional office managers and administrative operations incorporates her experience with financial management (budgeting, expense management, profitability analysis, billing and collections); workflow coordination and streamlining of processes utilizing technology; integration of mergers and laterals; procurement of firm and client related expenditures; staff development and training; and facilities management, lease management and outsourcing. She supports the attorneys, practice areas and clients through project management, assisting with the development and promotion of firm policies and procedures. She advances the firm’s values and diversity initiatives as an active member of the Council on Inclusion and Engagement. She works with the firm’s management committee to advance the firm’s strategic goals and growth initiatives.

For more than 20 years, Kim has held a number of professional positions with Harris Beach. She received her Bachelor of Arts in business administration and accounting from the State University of New York at Brockport, and her MBA from Rutgers University. She is actively involved in a number of charitable and community organizations, and an active board member of the Joan Capps Foundation, which promotes the educational and life skill advancement of diverse young women. She is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and past president of the association’s New York City chapter. Kim is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Legal Practice Management Committee, and the principal, author and editor of “Best Practices in Legal Management,” published by the New York State Bar Association.

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October 5, 2022

The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion

In this episode of the Harris Beach Podcast, Kim and Todd talk about the Council and its mission,
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May 31, 2023

Harris Beach Sponsors 45th Annual Gala of the LGBT Bar Association Foundation of New York

Harris Beach sponsored the 45th Annual Gala of the LGBT Bar Association, supporting improvement of the law for the LGBTQ community.
March 30, 2023

Documentary Chronicles Journey from Racial Violence to Hope

“I left Mississippi a scared little girl of seven years old. Now I’m 107, and I’m not frightened anymore.” The documentary “100 Years from
April 21, 2022

Harris Beach Celebrates with University of Buffalo Law School Students of Color

Praised for resilience, likened to bridge builders, presented with a clarion call for service, students of color at the University at
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Kimberly Swetland

Kimberly A. Swetland

Chief Administrative Officer

kswetland@harrisbeachmurtha.com
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Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys at Law
Kimberly Swetland

Kimberly A. Swetland

kswetland@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (212) 313-5417
New York, NY Office

Profile

Kim is the chief administrative officer at Harris Beach Murtha. She leads the firm’s lateral recruiting efforts and oversees the administrators of all regional offices. Kim works with the management committee, office managing partners, the practice group leaders and the administrative leadership team to focus on the continued growth of the firm by facilitating the recruitment and integration of lateral attorneys and mergers, and the successful partner succession transitioning.

Her support of our regional office managers and administrative operations incorporates her experience with financial management (budgeting, expense management, profitability analysis, billing and collections); workflow coordination and streamlining of processes utilizing technology; integration of mergers and laterals; procurement of firm and client related expenditures; staff development and training; and facilities management, lease management and outsourcing. She supports the attorneys, practice areas and clients through project management, assisting with the development and promotion of firm policies and procedures. She advances the firm’s values and diversity initiatives as an active member of the Council on Inclusion and Engagement. She works with the firm’s management committee to advance the firm’s strategic goals and growth initiatives.

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For more than 20 years, Kim has held a number of professional positions with Harris Beach. She received her Bachelor of Arts in business administration and accounting from the State University of New York at Brockport, and her MBA from Rutgers University. She is actively involved in a number of charitable and community organizations, and an active board member of the Joan Capps Foundation, which promotes the educational and life skill advancement of diverse young women. She is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and past president of the association’s New York City chapter. Kim is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Legal Practice Management Committee, and the principal, author and editor of “Best Practices in Legal Management,” published by the New York State Bar Association.

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