>> “Consider a law firm. Do the founding partners go out and hire a Lawyer Manager to order them around, and then do they hire a VP of Lawyering to order the manager around? Do they then hire a CEO to rule over everyone and a CFO to handle the finances and a COO to schedule court dates and such? ..."

Large law firms often/sometimes do have CEOs, COOs, and CFOs. However, often the CEO is one of the partners.