Corporate/Commercial Partner

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Death in service

Flexible annual leave

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is partnering with a well-established regional law firm to appoint a Corporate & Commercial Partner. This senior leadership role shapes strategic direction, client relationships and growth across Wales.

You will lead, mentor, and collaborate across practice areas, drive business development, manage complex M&A, contracts, and restructurings, and contribute to long-term firm strategy in a flexible hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in corporate and commercial law, with a strong technical grounding and sound commercial judgement.
• Track record of building trusted client relationships and developing business.
• Ability to identify and pursue opportunities for sustainable departmental growth.
• Collaborative leadership style, with the ability to support, motivate and develop colleagues.
• Forward-thinking and entrepreneurial approach, with a genuine interest in shaping the future of a growing practice.
• Confident to contribute to strategic decision-making while delivering excellent client experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the department's strategic growth plans.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with existing clients while identifying new business opportunities.
• Build on the firm’s regional network and wider commercial relationships.
• Advise clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters including M&A, business sales/purchases, restructurings, shareholder arrangements, contracts and joint ventures.
• Identify opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across practice areas to deliver a joined-up service.
• Support development, mentoring and progression of colleagues within the wider team.
• Contribute to the firm's wider business strategy and drive sustainable growth.

Skills

Corporate & Commercial law

Client relationships

Business development

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Entrepreneurial mindset

Strategic decision-making

Job description

Corporate Commercial Partner

Location: Cardiff
Salary: Open, dependent on experience
Working arrangements: Highly flexible working policy

An opportunity to shape, lead and grow

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Corporate Commercial Partner to join an established, growing regional law firm in Cardiff.

This is an opportunity for an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer to take a strategic role in the continued development of a well-established legal offering, helping shape its future direction, strengthen client relationships and identify new opportunities for growth.

The firm has a strong regional presence across Wales and the South West, advising a broad range of businesses, from entrepreneurial start-ups and SMEs to established organisations. With a relationship-led approach and a commitment to delivering practical, commercially focused advice, the firm is well positioned to continue developing its corporate and commercial offering.

For the right individual, this represents an opportunity to make a genuine impact, influence strategy and help shape the next chapter of the practice.

The opportunity

This is a senior, strategic appointment offering scope to influence the direction and growth of the Corporate & Commercial practice.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Help shape and deliver the department's strategic growth plans.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with existing clients while identifying new business opportunities.
• Build on the firm's established regional network and wider commercial relationships.
• Advise clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, corporate restructurings, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts and joint ventures.
• Identify opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across complementary practice areas to deliver a joined-up service to clients.
• Support the development, mentoring and progression of colleagues within the wider team.
• Contribute to the firm's wider business strategy, helping drive sustainable growth and continued success.

The precise shape of the role will be guided by the successful candidate's experience, ambitions and areas of expertise.

About you

We are keen to speak with an established Corporate & Commercial Partner or a senior lawyer ready to take the next step into a strategic leadership position.

You are likely to have:

• Significant experience in corporate and commercial law, with a strong technical grounding and sound commercial judgement.
• A track record of building trusted client relationships and developing business.
• The ability to identify and pursue opportunities for sustainable departmental growth.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to support, motivate and develop colleagues.
• A forward-thinking and entrepreneurial approach, with a genuine interest in shaping the future of a growing practice.
• The confidence to contribute to strategic decision-making while remaining focused on delivering an excellent client experience.
• We recognise that senior lawyers bring different strengths. Whether your particular focus is technical expertise, client development, team leadership or a combination of these, we would welcome a confidential conversation.

What is on offer?

• A genuinely strategic role: the opportunity to influence the direction and future development of the practice.
• Exceptional flexibility: a highly flexible working policy designed to support a sustainable balance between professional responsibilities and life outside work.
• Salary open to discussion: a package reflecting your experience, expertise and potential contribution.
• Scope to make an impact: the opportunity to develop client relationships, pursue new opportunities and help shape the department's future.
• A collaborative environment: work alongside colleagues across a broad range of legal disciplines within an established regional firm.
• Long-term career opportunity: a platform to develop your professional profile and play a meaningful role in the firm's continued growth.

Plus benefits, including private healthcare, death in service, flexible annual leave, and much more.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.