Partner-level Attorney (US)

The Role

We are actively seeking a seasoned Partner to help lead our US practice. You will work very closely with the Managing Director – Americas, attending to all of the same matters and taking on as much client-facing responsibility as capable. This role is ideal for a business-savvy legal professional eager to work closely with international founders, investors, and innovators, providing both strategic and technical legal counsel. We are open to someone based in a major US metro who can work independently and is open to occasional travel.

Job Requirements

• Be instrumental in helping lead our US practice, collaborating with colleagues across APAC and EMEA who have steered legal for rapidly growing ventures.
• Serve as a trusted legal and strategic advisor to investors, entrepreneurs and technology-focused businesses across corporate transactions, M&A, regulatory compliance, venture capital, debt financing and complex commercial agreements
• Drive business development for the firm in the US. For us, business development means using your network, being actively engaged in the start-up community, and thinking about what’s next for your current clients.
• Grow and mentor a team of talented lawyers servicing clients across our core solutions: Corporate, Commercial, Cyber & Data Privacy, Litigation, IP Protection, and Financing.
• Find creative and innovative solutions to client challenges, activating real growth across all facets of technology law.
• Take ownership of key client relationships and matters.
• Act as a trusted guide, enabling tech innovators to achieve their objectives.
• Embrace complex problem-solving, proactively driving meaningful results.
• Cultivate productive relationships internally and externally.
• Provide pragmatic, actionable legal advice, fostering collaboration within our diverse global team.

What You Bring

• You will bring:
• A 10-year+ PQE US-Qualified lawyer/attorney, with a track record of excellence.
• A deep expertise in your legal field, particularly areas like Corporate, Commercial, Cyber & Data Privacy, IP, or Financing.
• A dual qualification in another jurisdiction, experience from both high-level external legal service (e.g., top-tier law or specialized boutique firms) and in-house roles, and a robust professional network.
• A critical thinker, intellectually curious, and a highly resourceful problem solver.
• An adeptness at understanding and integrating emerging technologies, particularly AI, into legal practice to enhance client solutions and firm efficiency.
• A natural communicator who connects authentically with startup/scaleup founders and C-suite teams, understanding their unique challenges.
• A creative mindset, finding pragmatic solutions even with incomplete information.
• A proficiency in breaking down complexity and developing logical, actionable strategies.
• A self-starter mentality, comfortable working independently, taking ownership, and driving results.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, valuing independence.
• A venturous, pioneering spirit ready to help lay the foundations for our success in the United States.

Additional Information

• Our MD is based in Charlottesville VA, with our US team across the East Coast. We can offer remote working at Partner level, with the knowledge some travel will be required.
• Competitive compensation with both a bonus package and profit share program.
• Benefits from day one (health, dental, life, 401k, progressive PTO…).
• We can offer flexible work arrangements to work from home, a co-working space, or something that may work for you.
• We work with exceptional clients from high-growth start-ups to established tech companies to tech investors, often with an international element.
• We offer parental leave and a flexible return-to-work plan.