Senior Attorney / Managing Partner

Senior Attorney / Managing Partner

Premier Boutique Law Firm

Location: 1 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NYPosition: Senior Attorney / Named Partner / Managing PartnerGuaranteed Compensation: Minimum $300,000 AnnuallyAdditional Compensation: Christmas Bonus + Performance Compensation + Potential Partnership InterestRelocation Assistance: Available for the Right Candidate

An Exceptional Founding Opportunity

We are seeking an accomplished senior-level attorney to assume a significant leadership position in the development of a new premier boutique law firm located at 1 Seneca Street in Buffalo, New York.

This is not a traditional lateral attorney position.

The individual selected will have the opportunity to participate in the formation, development, leadership, and long-term growth of the firm, including the opportunity to become a Named Partner and potentially serve as Managing Partner.

We are looking for an exceptional attorney who combines outstanding legal ability with leadership, sound judgment, professionalism, integrity, strong client relationships, and an entrepreneurial perspective.

The firm’s objective is to combine the flexibility and entrepreneurial culture of a boutique practice with the governance, professionalism, accountability, compensation opportunities, and operating standards traditionally associated with leading professional services firms.

Compensation

The successful candidate will receive a minimum guaranteed annual compensation of $300,000, plus a Christmas bonus.

For a candidate whose experience, reputation, leadership capabilities, client relationships, business-development record, or professional accomplishments justify greater compensation, we are prepared to negotiate a significantly higher overall package.

The compensation structure may include:

• Minimum $300,000 guaranteed annual compensation;
• Christmas bonus;
• Performance-based compensation;
• Business-development and origination incentives;
• Profit participation;
• Partnership interest; and
• Additional long-term economic participation for an exceptional candidate.

Our objective is to create a compensation arrangement that appropriately rewards both professional performance and the long-term value the attorney helps create.

Named Partner & Managing Partner Opportunity

For the right attorney, this is intended to be a genuine founding-level leadership opportunity.

The successful candidate may have the opportunity to become one of the firm’s Named Partners.

A highly qualified candidate may also be selected to serve as Managing Partner, with substantial responsibility for the professional leadership, strategic direction, and development of the firm.

The Managing Partner will have the opportunity to influence:

• Attorney recruitment;
• Practice-area development;
• Client-service standards;
• Professional policies;
• Associate development;
• Mentoring;
• Compensation recommendations;
• Business development;
• Firm governance;
• Strategic planning; and
• Long-term expansion.

A dedicated administrative leadership function will support the firm, allowing the Managing Partner to concentrate substantially on attorneys, clients, professional leadership, business development, and growth rather than routine office administration.

Partnership Structure

The law firm will be established with a defined ownership and governance structure.

The founding senior business partner intends to maintain a controlling economic interest in the broader business structure, while providing qualified attorneys with meaningful opportunities for partnership, profit participation, leadership, and long-term financial growth.

The precise ownership, voting, management, compensation, and partnership structure of the law firm will be established in accordance with all applicable New York attorney-ownership, professional-responsibility, ethics, and professional-entity requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates should be licensed and in good standing to practice law in New York State.

Admission to practice in additional states is strongly preferred and will be viewed favorably.

We are particularly interested in candidates demonstrating:

• Significant senior-level legal experience;
• Exceptional professional judgment;
• A strong record of client representation;
• Leadership or law-firm management experience;
• Sophisticated written and oral advocacy skills;
• Strong client relationship capabilities;
• Business-development experience;
• Ability to mentor and develop younger attorneys;
• Ability to recruit and lead other professionals;
• Collaborative leadership;
• High ethical and professional standards; and
• An entrepreneurial desire to help build a premier law firm.

Experience as a Partner, Managing Partner, Practice Group Leader, Senior Counsel, or senior attorney at an established law firm is particularly attractive.

Practice Experience

We are interested in attorneys with sophisticated civil and business practices.

Relevant experience may include:

• Complex civil litigation;
• Commercial and business litigation;
• Corporate and business law;
• Contract disputes;
• Employment matters;
• Real estate;
• Regulatory matters;
• Appeals;
• Mergers and acquisitions;
• Business transactions; and
• High-value client advisory matters.

An established book of business is valuable but is not necessarily required for an exceptional candidate.

Professional ability, leadership, judgment, experience, reputation, and potential contribution to the organization will be evaluated collectively.

Our Vision

Our objective is to build a premier boutique law firm where exceptional attorneys have an opportunity to practice at a sophisticated level while participating meaningfully in the organization they help create.

The firm will emphasize:

• Collaboration rather than internal competition;
• Professional respect at every level;
• Integrity and accountability;
• Exceptional client service;
• Mentorship and development of younger attorneys;
• Merit-based advancement;
• Strong institutional governance;
• Professional policies and procedures;
• Confidential 360-degree professional evaluations;
• Leadership accountability;
• Creative compensation;
• Partnership opportunities; and
• Long-term financial participation for exceptional professionals.

We believe outstanding professional organizations are created by outstanding people working together.

Part of a Broader Professional Services Vision

The law firm is being developed as part of a broader strategy to establish premier boutique professional services organizations.

The long-term vision includes independently operated organizations focused on:

Law

Tax & Accounting Advisory

Investment, Private Equity, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Strategic Advisory Services

Each organization will maintain its appropriate professional and regulatory independence while collaborating where legally and ethically permissible.

The objective is to combine the entrepreneurial flexibility of boutique firms with the governance, professionalism, accountability, and best practices traditionally associated with major professional services organizations.

Who Should Consider This Opportunity

This opportunity may be particularly attractive to an accomplished attorney who has spent a significant portion of his or her career helping build someone else’s law firm and is now interested in having a meaningful role in building, leading, and potentially owning part of a new organization.

We are looking for more than an employee.

We are looking for a senior professional capable of becoming one of the firm’s principal leaders.

For the right individual, we are prepared to provide the authority, compensation, professional support, partnership opportunity, and long-term economic incentives appropriate for that responsibility.

If you are an accomplished attorney with the credentials, judgment, integrity, leadership ability, and entrepreneurial ambition to help build and potentially lead a premier boutique law firm at 1 Seneca Street in Buffalo, New York, we welcome a confidential discussion.

All inquiries and discussions will be maintained in strict confidence.

Partnership, ownership, compensation, firm naming, management arrangements, and professional activities will be structured in accordance with applicable New York law, Rules of Professional Conduct, attorney-ownership requirements, and other applicable professional and regulatory requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay: $300,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person