Senior Partner, Germany
Job Description & Overview
About the Role
An AI-native legal services company is seeking a Senior Partner to help shape its growth and bring established client relationships into a technology-enabled legal practice. You will continue serving your clients while developing new opportunities and helping adapt recurring legal work for AI-supported delivery.
What You'll Do
Help shape the firm's growth and contribute to its path toward its next stage.
Bring your portable client book to the firm and continue advising those clients.
Build market credibility and develop opportunities through your private equity, venture capital, and mid-market network.
Identify opportunities to expand commercial and compliance services across your client base.
Work with the founding team to move recurring legal matters onto AI-supported workflows.
What We're Looking For
12 to 20 or more years of German legal practice, with experience at partner level in a well-regarded German law firm or boutique.
German-qualified Volljurist, admitted as a Rechtsanwalt, with native-level German and professional English.
A personally held, portable book of business worth at least €1 million, with a broad client base and meaningful PE or VC relationships.
Experience with recurring, automatable work such as commercial contracts, IT and data, corporate or venture capital, or regulatory matters.
Hands-on use of AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or legal AI products, and genuine interest in changing legal workflows.
A practical path to transition client relationships, without restrictions that prevent client migration.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation is €200,000 to €300,000 annually, with equity participation. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Hybrid, based in Berlin, Germany.