Corporate Partner

KLR Executive Search Group LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KLR Executive Search Group is proud to partner with a respected Boston law firm to recruit an experienced Corporate Partner. This role focuses on advising middle-market and closely held businesses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, governance, and transactions, with emphasis on growth and long-term client relationships.

The successful candidate will bring a strong practice, established relationships or potential to develop one, and align with a collaborative platform that

Qualifications

• Significant experience practicing corporate and transactional law.
• Proven ability to originate and develop business with client relationships.
• Experience advising middle-market or closely held businesses is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise middle-market and closely held businesses on corporate matters including M&A, governance, and transactions.
• Lead and manage sophisticated corporate transactions from structuring to closing.
• Expand existing client relationships and generate new business through networks and referrals.
• Collaborate with firm leadership to grow the Corporate practice and succession planning.
• Mentor associates and contribute to a collaborative, client-focused culture.

Skills

Corporate law

M&A

Business development

Client relationships

Education

JD or equivalent

Job description

KLR Executive Search Group is proud to partner with a highly regarded, mid-sized Boston law firm in the recruitment of an experienced Corporate Partner. The firm provides sophisticated counsel across corporate and business law, commercial real estate, litigation, employment, finance, and other complementary practice areas, while offering partners the benefits of an established platform, experienced legal support, competitive billing rates, and meaningful business development resources.

As part of a thoughtful succession plan within the firm’s Corporate practice, the firm is seeking a Partner with a strong background advising middle-market, family-owned, and closely held businesses on corporate transactions and general business matters. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical capabilities, established client relationships, and demonstrated business development experience. While a portable book of business is preferred, the firm is equally focused on long-term fit, collaboration, and identifying someone who can grow their practice within the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise middle-market companies, family-owned and closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors on a broad range of corporate and business matters, including mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, governance, commercial transactions, ownership transitions, and strategic business arrangements.
• Lead and manage sophisticated corporate transactions from structuring and negotiation through due diligence, documentation, and closing, while providing practical and commercially focused counsel.
• Manage and expand existing client relationships while generating new business through professional networks, referrals, cross-selling opportunities, and collaboration across the firm’s complementary practice areas.
• Work closely with the firm’s existing Corporate Partner and broader leadership team to support the continued growth of the practice and play an important role in its long-term succession planning.
• Mentor and collaborate with associates and other legal professionals while contributing to the firm’s collegial, entrepreneurial, and client-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Significant experience practicing corporate and transactional law, with a focus on middle-market M&A, business transactions, outside general counsel matters, or related corporate work.
• Current Partner, Counsel, or senior-level attorney with demonstrated experience independently managing sophisticated client relationships and matters.
• A track record of originating and developing business, with an existing portable practice preferred. A substantial book of business is not required, and the firm is open to candidates with a more modest practice and demonstrated potential for continued growth.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with an interest in joining a collaborative platform and developing a long-term practice within the firm.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity for an experienced corporate attorney to join an established and respected Boston platform at an important stage in the growth of its Corporate practice. Partners benefit from a collegial, entrepreneurial environment with limited bureaucracy, flexibility in managing their practices, competitive billing rates, strong associate and paralegal support, and dedicated business development resources. The firm maintains a working-partner model that keeps partners actively engaged in client matters while also offering opportunities to contribute to firm leadership, strategic initiatives, cross-practice collaboration, and the long-term equity partnership.