Litigation / Disputes Partner

William James Recruitment; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

We are instructed by an established international law firm expanding its London platform, prioritising Commercial Litigation alongside Corporate, Finance, Real Estate Finance and Construction.

The firm seeks Partners and teams with genuine portable business, strong client relationships and cross-border experience to help build meaningful practices over the next 2–5 years.

Qualifikationen

• Genuinely portable business and established client relationships are essential.
• Proven track record with major corporate or financial institution clients.
• Credible cross-border experience and the ability to build a practice team.
• Clear, realistic growth strategy for the next 2–5 years.

Aufgaben

• Appoint and integrate Partners/teams with portable platforms.
• Develop and grow a London practice focused on high-value disputes and cross-border work.
• Lead origination and client relations to deepen the firm’s London platform.

Kenntnisse

Portable business

Client origination

Corporate / financial clients

Cross-border work

Team building around practice

Growth strategy (2–5 years)

Jobbeschreibung

We are instructed by an established international law firm that is entering an ambitious new phase of growth in London.

The firm has made clear that it wants to be significantly more aggressive in developing its London platform, with Commercial Litigation the clearest immediate priorities, alongside further growth across Corporate / Finance / Real Estate Finance and Construction.

As part of that strategy, the firm is looking to appoint established Partners and teams who can bring genuine, portable business and help build meaningful practices around them.

What They Are Looking For

Particularly attractive candidates will have:

• Genuinely portable business
• Strong individual client relationships and origination
• Major corporate or financial institution clients
• A credible track record of cross-border work
• The ability to build a team around their practice
• A clear and realistic strategy for what they could build over the next 2–5 years

The firm is also open to team moves, particularly where a Partner can bring the people required to service and grow the practice.

The London Strategy

The ambition is to build a substantially deeper London office, with the firm looking beyond individual lateral hires towards practices and teams that can materially increase the capability of the platform.

For Litigation / Disputes, the focus is on lawyers who are genuine commercial litigators — Partners who have been involved in complex High Court disputes and have the experience, relationships and appetite to build a significant practice.

The Culture

The partnership is flat, collaborative, commercially minded and relationship-led, with relatively low levels of hierarchy. The firm is looking for Partners who are entrepreneurial, hard-working and comfortable taking ownership of their practice, while also seeing the value in collaborating across offices and practice areas. There is genuine appetite to grow, but also a clear focus on quality of business and sustainable economics. The firm wants to invest behind Partners who can demonstrate what they will bring and how they can build from it.

The Ideal Candidate

We are particularly interested in speaking with:

• Partners with significant High Court and complex commercial litigation experience
• Small teams with a credible portable practice
• Lawyers who can demonstrate both existing economics and a compelling future growth story