Litigation / Disputes Partner in London

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 ForParticularly attractive candidates will have:Genuinely portable businessStrong individual client relationships and originationMajor corporate or financial institution clientsA credible track record of cross-border workThe ability to build a team around their practiceA clear and realistic strategy for what they could build over the next 2–5 yearsThe firm is also open to team moves, particularly where a Partner can bring the people required to service and grow the practice.The London StrategyThe 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 CultureThe 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 CandidateWe are particularly interested in speaking with:Partners with significant High Court and complex commercial litigation experienceSmall teams with a credible portable practiceLawyers who can demonstrate both existing economics and a compelling future growth story
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