Partner Crime & Regulatory

IPS Group Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Manchester is seeking a senior lawyer to lead their Crime and Regulatory team. The ideal candidate will have significant expertise across multiple areas of crime and regulation, strong management skills, and a proven track record in business development. This role offers the opportunity to shape strategy and grow the practice while supervising junior lawyers. Hybrid working is available, providing flexibility in work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in more than one core crime and regulatory practice area.
• Proven management and leadership experience.
• Strong client relationship management and practice development experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the leadership of the Crime & Regulatory team.
• Manage relationships with corporate clients and external partners.
• Provide legal advice on complex and high-risk matters.
• Supervise and mentor junior lawyers.
• Lead strategic development and profile-raising activities.

Skills

Management and leadership experience

Client relationship management

Business development

Technical excellence

Commercial judgement

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity

Our client - a modern and progressive multi office law firm and part of a Fortune 500 global listed company - are seeking an accomplished, senior lawyer—either already operating at Partner level or an enthusiastic senior lawyer ready for promotion—to join and help lead a highly regarded Crime and Regulatory team based in Manchester.

This role offers a genuine opportunity to shape strategy, grow the practice, and play a key leadership role within the firm.

The Work

• The team advises on the full spectrum of business crime and regulatory matters, including:

• Inquests and public inquiries
• Professional discipline
• Gross misconduct investigations in policing
• Health, safety, licensing, and environmental matters
• Entity regulation, with particular emphasis on Ofsted and CQC

The Role

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for both strategic development and day-to-day legal delivery. You will manage a varied caseload, act as lead contact on complex matters, and supervise and mentor junior lawyers within the team. You will also play a central role in shaping the future direction, growth, and market profile of the crime and regulatory practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the leadership and management of the Crime & Regulatory team
• Contribute to the strategic direction, development, and growth of the practice
• Manage, strengthen, and develop internal referrer relationships, corporate clients, and external business partners
• Take a proactive role in business development and winning new work
• Provide contentious and non-contentious advice to businesses and individuals in both insured and uninsured matters
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior lawyers within the team
• Act as a senior decision-maker on complex and high-risk matters
• Carry out general management responsibilities including governance, compliance, supplier, and contract management
• Maintain budgetary, financial, and profitability control, including managing personal billing and financial KPIs
• Support the firm’s advice line and hub services, ensuring quality and consistency of crime and regulatory advice
• Lead on the team’s strategic development, marketing, and profile-raising activities, including website content, publications, communications, and PR

What You Will Bring

• Significant expertise in more than one core crime and regulatory practice area
• Possess proven management and leadership experience
• Understand and ideally have experience working with legal expenses insurance and general insurance referrals
• Demonstrate technical excellence and strong commercial judgement
• Deliver high-quality, pragmatic, and commercially focused advice
• Have strong client relationship management and practice development experience
• Demonstrate a successful track record in business development, with the ability to grow and bring new work into the department
• Have a sound understanding of legal and insurance relationships, particularly in the context of liability insurance

This role offers hybrid working.