Salaried Partner - Litigation.

We are seeking an experienced Partner to join our Dispute Resolution team.

A Partner is an established force and presence within the firm. They generate regular, large-scale business, while continuing to execute their internal duties and management responsibilities to a high standard. In addition to their own work, a senior partner must assist junior partners and other members of the team develop their own skills and potential. A senior partner must have complete visibility inside and outside of the firm and has a large responsibility to manage team, client relationships, and profit and loss accountability, while ensuring the best interests of the firm are upheld. They demonstrate excellence of execution and superior competence in all fields regardless of preference.

Duties & Responsibilities

Legal advice and action
• Take and record clear instructions
• Research matters of law
• Identify and refer contentious matters
• Provide concise letters and reports for clients, written in plain language
• Draft concise documents in plain language

Leadership
• Demonstrate awareness through action of the firm's core values
• Develop personal profile and recognition throughout the firm

Business generation
• Contribute to appropriate business development activities of the team and the firm
• Wherever the opportunity arises, promote the services of teams from across the firm to the client for whom you are acting
• Introduce new clients to the firm
• Achieve agreed business development targets (if any)
• Identify and attend appropriate networking opportunities

Collaboration/people processes
• Play an active role within the current team
• Work effectively with corporate personnel, and with individuals from all other legal departments
• Supervise where required and take responsibility for performance management for those whom you supervise
• Involve the secretaries and other support staff in an effective way
• Take responsibility for delegated work, ask for guidance in respect of matters which are unclear and report errors which need to be resolved

Knowledge sharing
• Share ideas, know-how, expertise, documents and precedents

Financial management (under the supervision of a Partner)
• Provide accurate cost estimates for clients
• Update clients at regular intervals
• Bill clients accurately and at agreed times
• Achieve agreed targets, including hours and billing
• Ensure that any changes relating to the file are notified to the lawyer in charge of the file

Fee earning
• Achieve targets as set out in business plan and/or budget

Quality standards
• Demonstrate compliance with the firm's quality standards and procedures

Learning and development
• Attend appropriate departmental training sessions
• Attend appropriate internal courses (for example management and IT skills)
Provide informal and formal training as appropriate (e.g. induction, mentoring and internal team presentations)

Competencies Required:
This position requires an individual with :
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ post qualification experience
• Firm impact- generate regular new business, contribute to success of firm, cross reference clients to other services within the firm when necessary
• Build and maintain boardroom relationships and also client relationships as a client contact
• Manage multiple matters and teams while taking accountability for performance
• Manage the balance between own personal clients and other clients and ensuring resources allocated appropriately
• Able to identify specific team members who are most appropriate for a task, and any other relevant resources available to assist while ensuring resources are allocated where necessary
• Set the firms general strategy and inspire teams while developing strategic solutions for own matters

Qualifications & Experience Required:
• Minimum ten (10) years’ PQE in commercial and insolvency litigation
• Proven track record in complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution matters
• Proven Experience in multi-jurisdictional matters
• Business development experience with established client portfolio
• Team leadership and mentoring experience
• Strong advocacy, negotiation, and client management skills