Employment Partner

JMC Legal Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is seeking a senior Employment partner (8+ PQE) for its London OMB-focused practice. The role offers a clear route to partnership with no fixed following threshold, and investment behind a substantial employer-side platform within a leading national firm.

You will manage a significant OMB client base, advise on a wide range of employment matters, and develop cross-referrals across the wider firm to build a large, enduring practice.

Qualifications

• 8+ PQE solicitor with strong employer-side Employment experience.
• Owner-Managed Business/private business client base and network.
• Proven track record of generating work and long-term client relationships.
• Broad Employment experience across contentious and/or non-contentious matters.
• Commercially minded, entrepreneurial and proactive, with strong relationship-building and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow the London OMB Employment practice toward partnership.
• Advise employers on a broad range of Employment matters (contentious and non-contentious).
• Leverage an OMB network to generate work and referrals.
• Collaborate with fellow partners across firm to cross-refer work.
• Build and manage client relationships with owner-managed businesses.

Skills

8+ PQE

Employer-side

BD skills

OMB network

Job description

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

Are you a senior Employment solicitor with a strong Owner-Managed Business client base looking for an opportunity 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 threshold for following.

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 Employment practice advises employers across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including employment contracts, senior exits, employment tribunal litigation, disciplinary and grievance matters, investigations, TUPE, industrial relations and wider employment advisory work. The practice takes a pragmatic, commercially focused approach across a wide range of sectors.

This is a pure Employment opportunity, focused predominantly on employer-side work. The firm also has a separate HR advisory and subscription offering, but this role sits within the legal Employment practice and is not focused on EPI or subscription work.

The firm is investing further in its London OMB offering, with an ambition to build a connected ecosystem for owner-managed businesses across the wider practice. This creates an opportunity for senior Employment lawyers to play a meaningful role in developing the OMB practice, supported by the infrastructure and wider expertise of an established national firm.

The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Employment lawyer to join a growing London OMB offering, with a clear route into partnership.

The successful candidate will have a strong proportion of Owner-Managed Business and privately owned clients and advise employers across a broad range of Employment matters.

The exact nature of your practice is flexible, but you should have strong employer-side Employment experience and a genuine OMB network. This could include advisory work, senior exits, tribunal litigation, investigations, TUPE, employment contracts, industrial relations or other employer-side Employment matters.

You will work closely with the OMB leadership team and contribute to the wider ecosystem, introducing clients to colleagues across Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, Private Client, Dispute Resolution and other specialist areas.

There is no fixed following threshold for partnership. The firm is interested in the quality of your relationships, track record of generating work and potential to build a substantial practice rather than requiring a particular level of portable revenue.

The firm is looking for someone with the ambition to build an “empire” around their client base, supported by a broader national platform and opportunities for networking, events and business development.

For a senior Employment lawyer, this represents a genuine opportunity to progress into partnership based on the strength of their practice, relationships and potential.

Requirements

• 8+ PQE Solicitor with strong employer-side Employment experience.
• An Owner-Managed Business/private business client base and network, representing a significant proportion of your existing practice.
• Proven track record of generating work, referrals and long-term client relationships.
• Broad Employment experience across contentious and/or non-contentious matters.
• Commercially minded, entrepreneurial and proactive, with strong relationship-building and business development skills.
• Ambitious and motivated to build a significant practice, with a strong OMB network and willingness to cross-refer work across the wider firm.
• Sector agnostic, with the strength and relevance of your OMB network more important than a particular industry specialism.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for a senior Employment lawyer with a strong OMB network who is looking for a genuine route into partnership. 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 while working towards a Partnership title.