The role, as published
About the company
Our client is a law firm.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Join as an established senior lawyer who brings a personal client portfolio into a growing practice. You will act as a public-facing leader for the firm, widen the range of services offered to your existing relationships, and help move repeatable matters toward more automated delivery.
What you'll do
- Move your own client portfolio to the firm and keep serving those clients without interruption.
- Represent the firm externally and build its reputation with prospective clients.
- Generate new opportunities through your professional network among investors and mid-sized businesses.
- Introduce additional advisory services to the clients you already work with.
- Partner with the founding team to shift repeatable matters onto automated workflows.
- Contribute to the firm's growth and to how modern legal services are delivered.
What we're looking for
- Qualified as a German lawyer (Volljurist), admitted as Rechtsanwalt.
- Partner-level experience, equity or salaried, at a well-regarded and ranked German firm or a comparable boutique.
- A personally held client portfolio worth EUR 1M or more that would follow you.
- A network among investment firms, mid-sized businesses or comparable clients that supports wider advisory work.
- A client mix with repeatable, process-friendly work across contracts, technology and data, corporate and regulatory areas, rather than only disputes.
- Real conviction that AI will reshape legal practice and a desire to automate parts of your own work.
- Fluent native German for client work and a professional level of English.
- Based in Germany.
- An exit from your current position and a client handover that can be completed in roughly six months, without restrictions that would block your clients from moving.
Bonus points
- Hands-on experience using AI tools in everyday legal work.
- A doctorate (Dr. iur.) or LL.M.
Location and work model
- Berlin, Germany
- Hybrid, in-person in Berlin preferred; remote only for an exceptional fit
- Full-time
Compensation, as the posting describes it
- Base salary: EUR 200,000 to 300,000 per year
- Equity