Job Description

Partner – Corporate Law

Location: Ipswich 

Salary: £120,000–£160,000+ | Equity, Strategic Growth & Leadership

Drive Growth and Lead Complex Transactions in a Thriving Corporate Practice

The Opportunity

• Leading and managing complex M&A transactions, including due diligence, drafting, negotiation, and completion


• Advising clients on legal risks, deal structures, and strategic implications


• Building and maintaining new and existing client and referrer relationships


• Acting as a trusted advisor, delivering commercially focused solutions


• Drafting and negotiating complex legal documents (Heads of Terms, SPAs, shareholder and investment agreements)


• Supervising, mentoring, and developing junior team members


• Supporting internal training and technical guidance


• Driving business development, marketing, and thought leadership initiatives


• Ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks

About You

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 10+ years’ PQE in corporate/M&A law


• Demonstrable experience in a partner or senior leadership role


• Proven record of leading high-value, complex corporate transactions


• Strong technical drafting, negotiation, and commercial acumen


• Track record of client relationship management and business development


• Experience mentoring and developing junior lawyers


• Solutions-focused, analytical, and proactive


• Willingness to integrate into the Suffolk/East Anglia market (prior experience not essential)

Benefits & Rewards

• Competitive salary: £120,000–£160,000+ (DOE)


• Equity and partner benefits (discussed at interview)


• 30 days’ holiday  plus Bank Holidays


• Long service holiday award


• Private Healthcare after probation


• Pension Scheme (5% employer/employee)


• Staff profit share & individual performance bonus


• Salary sacrifice options (pension, profit share)


• Life assurance (4x salary) & permanent health insurance


• Enhanced parental leave


• Subsidised gym membership & electric car scheme


• Agile/hybrid working & ‘Dress for your Day’ policy

Location & Working Arrangements

• Based in Ipswich, with agile/hybrid working available


• Modern office environment and collaborative partnership culture

Ready to Shape the Future?