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Employment Partner

Employer
JMC Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Berkshire, Reading
Salary
£70000 - £110000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Closing date
25 Oct 2019
Reference
BBBH16997

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Practice area
Employment
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
5 years, 6 years, 7 years+, Partner
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details


A rapidly expanding and entrepreneurial firm are now seeking a Partner to join their dynamic, forward thinking team in Reading. This firm have consistently won Legal & Industry specific awards across their wide-ranging practice areas due to their commercially astute and technically strong staff - many of who are recognised in the Legal 500 & Chambers guides.

They are a leading regional firm with an outstanding client base who contend with the larger national firms, they have achieved this by hiring entrepreneurial Partners who are looking to bring their experience, transferable client base or entire department to a leading firm where they will be rewarded with full autonomy and the backing from a Top200UK Firm.

The Firm

The firm have grown significantly over the past few years and show no signs of stopping with 2 recent acquisitions, and a total of 500 employees across the country. They pride themselves on being the "sweet spot between" a "regional firm" and "national firm" where they can provide a high profile and exciting client base meanwhile maintaining their identity as an approachable, sociable yet professional firm.

The Partners have decided that due to ongoing success, they wish to further their offering in Reading and for this reason they are seeking client facing, business development excelling entrepreneurial Partners to join their leading Top200UK Firm, who can provide a comprehensive support network.

This firm are dedicated to investing and developing their Reading offering which has created a rare opportunity for an entrepreneurial Partner to bring their experience to an innovative and rapidly expanding firm.

This rapidly expanding firm are open to hearing from Senior Management, entrepreneurial Partners and entire departments who are looking to take their contacts and experience to a dynamic, flexible and forward-thinking Top 200 UK Firm offering full autonomy, support and further career development for all.

The Role

The firm are seeking to hire an Employment Partner to join their rapidly expanding Reading Office.

You will be responsible for building or developing your own client base in the region, adopting the firm's ethos and working alongside the other Partners to build the brand further ensuring future success for your department and the office as a whole.

Therefore, you must be client facing, business development focused and entrepreneurial to increase their Employment offering throughout the Reading, Berkshire.

They are now looking for a client facing Partner with significant business development experienced to join them in an autonomous role, reporting to the Managing Partner.

Although this opportunity will be based around your specialist areas, you will be expected to have a broad knowledge across all areas of contentious and non-contentious Employment Law including TUPE, Employment contracts, Restructuring, Grievances, discipline, bullying and settlement agreements

If you are an experienced Partner seeking the opportunity to build your team from the ground up - this firm will work with you closely to facilitate this offering full support to ensure the future success of your team.

Requirements

  • You will be an Employment Partner with at least 8 years PQE +
  • Experience of managing and mentoring more junior colleagues is advantageous
  • You should have first-class communication, outstanding business development skills and an entrepreneurial flair
  • A transferable client base or regional contacts is highly advantageous
  • This firm can provide a "team move" should you look to bring your department with you
  • Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of PQE, you will also receive an industry leading benefits package


This is a stand-out opportunity for an Employment Partner to join this leading regional firm based in the Reading office.

Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation

Company

JMC Legal Recruitment are a National legal recruitment agency with offices in London, Bristol and New York. Working with Top law firms, a refreshing approach.

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