MANAGING PARTNER (SENIOR SOLICITOR)

The Opportunity

A Legal services provider in South Wales is looking for a Managing Partner to manage the business in line with their growth plans. This is not a fee earning role and you will be part of the Senior leadership team. You will be keen to want to lead the team and to motivate the firm to assist growth of their business lines.

This is what you’ll be doing

• Handling the daily responsibility and operations for the management of the business
• Reporting to the Directors and senior leadership board (based in other offices)
• Understanding and having an input into the budget
• Carry out business development where relevant and assisted by a BDM
• Manage the firm’s employees in the South Wales office including supervision and training
• Deal with compliance (both legal and finance)
• Deal with tenders
• Assist with the firms growth

The experience you’ll bring to the team

• You will be a qualified Solicitor (practising or non-practising)
• You will have at least 7 years’ experience
• Experience in either civil litigation, landlord and tenant, commercial property, property litigation and /or debt recovery is essential  
• You will have proven experience in people management
• Understand the role of the compliance offer for legal practice and for finance and administration and assume this responsibility
• Proven experience of dealing with a firms budget

There’s also some must haves

You must be entrepreneurial, resilient and a fantastic people manager. Personality and culture fit is key for this firm.

And this is what you’ll get in return

• An excellent salary, depending on PQE and management experience
• A very generous bonus
• The ability to make this role your own
• Support from Directors and the senior leadership team
• Remuneration above market average
• Support to deal with management without having to fee earn
• Private health insurance
• Health and Life Insurance
• Pension

Are you up to the challenge?

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for the role – then please get in touch.  We also offer a referral scheme for any candidates whose details are passed to us that we successfully place.  If you have any further questions then please contact Sarah Castle at Yolk Recruitment on 02921 673737.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role.  If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying – then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.  Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.*