Partner - IP / IT Law

Selby Jennings; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 200,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings, Amsterdam-based, is seeking a senior partner to spearhead a new IP/IT practice within a premier international law firm. You will combine a portable client base with cross-border mandates across Europe, the US and Asia, shaping strategy and leading a growing team.

You’ll have autonomy over the practice, access to global resources, and capacity to deepen relationships in technology, data protection and AI governance.

Qualifications

• Partner with a strong, portable IP/IT practice and established client following.
• Cross-border experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a new IP/IT practice within an established international firm.
• Develop a global client base and manage cross-border mandates.
• Drive business development and talent growth.

Skills

IP/IT practice

Business development

Team leadership

Job description

A rare opportunity to build and lead your own practice inside a top-tier international platform.

A leading international law firm with a strong, well-established presence in Amsterdam is looking to significantly expand its technology, data and intellectual property offering, and is seeking an established Partner to spearhead this growth. This is a genuine platform play: the firm has the international network, client relationships and investment appetite to support a partner who wants to bring across (or build) a market-leading IP/IT practice, rather than simply slot into an existing one.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance for a partner with a strong, portable IP/IT practice to essentially build their own group within an established, well-resourced international firm. You'll have full backing to grow a team around you, immediate access to a global client base spanning technology, life sciences, financial services and industrials, and genuine autonomy over how the practice is shaped and positioned in the market. The firm's international network means you'll be plugged into cross-border mandates from day one, working alongside colleagues across Europe, the US and Asia on IP litigation, technology transactions, data protection, AI governance and digital regulatory matters.

What makes this exciting:

• Genuine platform to build, not just join - you'd be shaping the strategy, team structure and client base of the practice yourself.


• Instant international reach - access to a global referral network and existing multinational clients who need IP/IT support in the Netherlands.


• Strong entrepreneurial backing - real investment appetite for lateral partners bringing a book of business or a team.


• Amsterdam as a hub - a market with growing demand around AI regulation, NIS2, GDPR/data protection, and digital transformation work.


• Autonomy and lockstep flexibility - compensation structures designed to reward practice growth and business generation.

What we're looking for:

• A partner with a strong, portable IP/IT practice and an established client following, ideally with cross-border experience.


• Deep expertise across some combination of IP litigation/prosecution, technology transactions, data protection, cybersecurity (NIS2) and/or AI regulatory advisory.


• A track record of business development and team leadership, with genuine ambition to build a practice rather than maintain one.