Construction Partner

JMC Legal Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is seeking a Construction Partner for a Top 30 international firm in Manchester. The practice aims to grow the team through senior lateral hires and cross-border referrals, offering a platform with global reach and a clear path to partnership.

The ideal profile will have strong technical credentials across contentious, non-contentious or mixed construction work, well-established relationships in the North West and a commercial mindset to grow the firm's client base.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction practice as a partner within a top international firm in Manchester.
• Develop and nurture client relationships across the North West and beyond.
• Collaborate on cross-disciplinary opportunities within Corporate, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution.

Job description

Construction Partner | Top 30 International Firm | Manchester

A compelling opportunity to join one of the UK's most recognisable international firms at a genuinely exciting moment in its Manchester growth story. The Manchester office has been identified as the firm's primary regional growth office, with ambitious plans to bring in multiple partners over the next twelve months and a clear mandate from new leadership to drive that expansion forward.

The Firm

This Top 30 international firm has a strong and well-established presence across Europe, the US and Asia. Consistently ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers across multiple disciplines, the firm is recognised for combining technical excellence with a commercially focused, modern approach to legal services.

The firm has built a genuinely strong platform across Corporate, Real Estate and Dispute Resolution in Manchester, and is now focused on bolstering and complementing that offering with senior lateral hires across key practice areas. This is not a firm building from scratch in the North West. The infrastructure is in place, the reputation is established and the focus is firmly on the next phase of growth.

For those with an interest in developing an international dimension to their practice, the firm's European network presents a genuinely compelling additional opportunity. Partners who develop cross-border instructions through the European platform receive credited referrals directly towards their business case, offering a tangible and supported route to growing beyond a purely domestic practice. It is not a requirement, but for the right person it represents a meaningful upside that few regional platforms can genuinely offer.

Manchester has recently welcomed new leadership at office managing partner level, with a clear and ambitious vision for what the office can become. Physical capacity is already available and all growth plans have been signed off and are moving forward. The office has been identified internally as the firm's best opportunity for regional growth, placing it firmly at the forefront of the firm's wider expansion strategy.

The Role

This is an opportunity for a Construction Partner to join a firm with the international brand, the regional platform and the leadership appetite to support a genuinely exciting practice build in Manchester.

The firm is looking for someone who can contribute to and complement the existing offering, with strong connections across the construction and infrastructure market in the North West and beyond. Whether your background is contentious, non-contentious or mixed, the firm is open to the right profile and equally open to a sensible conversation about how your client relationships and sector focus can be integrated into the wider team structure over a realistic timeframe.

The firm understands the realities of lateral partner moves. Clients take time, relationships need to be nurtured and the first year rarely tells the full story. The expectation here is a long-term partnership, not short-term results under undue pressure.

The Ideal Candidate

• Construction Partner with a strong technical background across contentious, non-contentious or mixed practice
• Well-networked across the construction and infrastructure market in the North West
• Commercially minded with existing client relationships and an appetite to grow
• Ambitious and motivated to play a senior role in a firm with clear and well-backed growth plans

What's on Offer

• A platform at a leading international firm at a pivotal moment of regional growth
• Access to a strong European network with credited referrals available towards your business case
• New and ambitious leadership with a clear mandate to expand the partner base
• Physical space, infrastructure and business services support already in place
• A firm that takes a long-term and considered view on partner integration and business development
• Competitive remuneration in line with the quality of work and platform on offer

To find out more, contact Joe Bryant at [e-mail] or call 07441 937590