Job Description

Are you a UK qualified Solicitor?

Did you qualify in 2017 or earlier?

Have you managed to nurture clients of your own generate fee income for your firm?

As a Senior Associate you may be keen to take the next step in your career this year to secure a Partnership position yet may be blocked for such an opportunity at your own Firm. Through many years of experience, Segal Placements now work with a number of Firms across London and the South East where we are actively encouraged to send them top quality Senior Associates from other leading Firms who have already started building a following and who understand what it takes to bring work into their Firm. Some sort of a client following / network of connections / referrers is essential.

We are currently working with no less than 19 such Firms ranging from some of the more progressive International/City Firms to Mid Town, West End and Regional Firms all who recognise the value of bringing the next crop of Junior Partners through. We have placed lawyers as Junior as 6PQE straight into Partnership elsewhere.

Current hot areas for us include Corporate/Company-Commercial, Real Estate, Litigation. Finance Insolvency, IP, and Construction although we work with individuals from any practice area.

We can also advise you on the long list of Law Firms who flatly refuse to bring Senior Associates across laterally straight into the Partnership, however good the business case is and we can confirm those Firms where you would receive little joy.

If you think you are ready to take the next step in your career and have started to nurture some clients who you could bring with you were you to move, we would be happy to provide you with a thorough audit of the market and let you know which of our clients would be interested in having a conversation with you. To learn more about these opportunities please contact us on 0203 930 1003 or at

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