Commercial Partner (SA/LD -> Partner) - OMB Focus

Commercial Partner (8+ PQE) | London | Leading National Law Firm | Owner-Managed Business Focus - No Following Threshold

Are you a senior Commercial solicitor with a strong Owner-Managed Business client base looking to build something substantial within a leading national law firm? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing London OMB offering with genuine investment behind it, a clear route into partnership and no fixed following threshold.

A highly regarded national law firm is looking to make a number of senior hires to support the continued growth of its Owner-Managed Business offering in London. The firm is looking for commercially minded lawyers with a genuine OMB network, a track record of generating work and the ambition to build a significant practice over the longer term.

The Firm:

A leading national law firm with an established UK presence and a broad full-service offering spanning Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Real Estate, Banking and Finance, Private Client and a range of specialist legal services.

The firm advises businesses and individuals across a wide range of sectors and has developed a strong offering for privately owned and entrepreneurial businesses. Its OMB client base ranges from family, start-up and micro businesses through to established family-owned businesses with turnovers of £250-300m.

The Commercial practice advises clients across a broad range of matters, including commercial contracts, technology and IT agreements, outsourcing, intellectual property, data protection, competition and franchising. The team takes a pragmatic, commercially focused approach, working with businesses of different sizes across a wide range of sectors.

The firm is investing further in its London OMB offering, with an ambition to build a genuinely connected ecosystem for owner-managed businesses across the wider practice. The approach is collaborative and commercially focused, bringing together expertise from across the firm to support clients throughout the lifecycle of their businesses.

This investment creates an opportunity for senior lawyers to play a meaningful role in developing the OMB practice, supported by the infrastructure, resources and wider expertise of an established national firm.

The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Commercial lawyer to join a growing London OMB offering and play a key role in developing the practice.

The successful candidate will have a strong proportion of Owner-Managed Business clients within their existing practice and advise entrepreneurs, shareholders, family-owned businesses and other privately held companies across a broad range of Commercial matters.

The exact nature of your practice is flexible, but you should have strong experience advising businesses on their commercial arrangements and a network of OMB clients and contacts. This could include commercial contracts, technology and IT agreements, outsourcing, IP, data protection, competition, franchising or other areas of commercial advisory work. The firm's existing Commercial offering spans these areas, providing scope for lawyers with different backgrounds to contribute to the wider practice.

You will work closely with the OMB leadership team and contribute to the growth of the wider OMB ecosystem across the firm. This could include introducing clients to colleagues across Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Real Estate, Private Client, Dispute Resolution and other specialist areas, helping develop deeper and more valuable client relationships.

A particularly attractive aspect of the opportunity is that there is no fixed following threshold for partnership. The firm is interested in the quality of your relationships, your track record of generating referrals and work, and your potential to build a substantial practice rather than requiring you to arrive with a particular level of portable revenue.

The firm is looking for someone with the ambition to build an "empire" around their client base. You will be expected to be active in the market, developing relationships through networking, events, dinners and other business development opportunities, whilst having the support of a broader national platform.

For a senior Commercial lawyer, this represents a genuine opportunity to progress into partnership without the traditional requirement to meet a pre-determined following threshold.

Requirements

• 8+ PQE Solicitor with strong Commercial experience.
• An Owner-Managed Business client base and network, representing a significant proportion of your existing practice.
• Demonstrable track record of generating work, referrals and developing long-term client relationships.
• Broad Commercial experience, with flexibility across different areas of specialism.
• Commercially minded, entrepreneurial and proactive, with strong relationship-building and networking skills.
• Ambitious and motivated to build a significant practice, with a track record of developing opportunities and client relationships.
• Collaborative and sector agnostic, with a strong OMB network and willingness to introduce clients to the wider firm.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for a senior Commercial lawyer with a strong OMB network who is looking for more than simply another move. With significant investment behind the London OMB offering, no fixed following threshold and genuine scope to build a substantial practice, the role offers the opportunity to play a key part in shaping the future of a growing area of the firm.

Apply now for confidential consideration or contact Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment to learn more about this opportunity.