Grow your law firm

Your people are the heartbeat of your law firm. Recruiting the right people at the right time is more crucial than anything else you need to do to build a successful practice.

We specialise in finding partners and teams, people who aren’t actively looking to move but who will positively influence your direction of travel, your culture and your market success.

Partners

It’s unlikely that the best partners for your business will be looking for a new opportunity but we can help you find them.

We have successfully attracted outstanding partners in every legal discipline for our clients. Whether you need a banking partner, or a specialist litigator, a corporate partner, or a private client expert we have the expertise to advise you. Our clients instruct us on roles in major cities and towns across all of England and Wales.

Teams

Team moves can be a huge accelerator for the growth of your law firm. Finding people who already have a proven track record together can help you gain traction across a practice area. We are experienced in the complexities involved and also the importance of a structured and  smooth transition. We have brokered many moves over the years and enjoyed watching those teams prosper. Contact us if you want to explore how we might help you.

Mergers

The legal market continues to consolidate as sector challenges and the speed of change leave some credible practices in need of a stronger and bigger platform. If your practice has emerged from Covid challenges in robust shape you will be well placed to consider more significant opportunities to grow. We can help you to identify opportunities for merger and acquisition and work with you to construct an effective discussion process.

Grow Your Law Firm - Case Studies

An international law firm instructed us to help them attract a new national head of real estate, to lead their UK offering. Through a combination of retained search and out network of market contacts we introduced them to a number of talented lawyers. Our work together led to the law firm to find their …

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An international law firm instructed us to help them attract a new national head of real estate, to lead their UK offering. Through a combination of retained search and out network of market contacts we introduced them to a number of talented lawyers. Our work together led to the law firm to find their ideal fit: a known name in the UK market with outstanding relationships in the development and investment sectors in particular. The individual is now successfully in place and has had a significant impact on the success of the national team, leading to additional recruitment being planned at various levels.

Chancery was retained by a Top 100 law firm that was opening an office in a new geographic area and wanted to attract a number of senior lawyers to accelerate their impact in the regional market. Our approach was to identify talented partners in the region who were known, not only for their strength of…

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Chancery was retained by a Top 100 law firm that was opening an office in a new geographic area and wanted to attract a number of senior lawyers to accelerate their impact in the regional market. Our approach was to identify talented partners in the region who were known, not only for their strength of market relationships but also for having a mindset that would make them well-suited to building a local offering from the ground up. We conducted in depth market research and analysis, that enabled us to introduce our client to a number of well-regarded individuals across several legal disciplines, resulting in them agreeing a merger with a boutique local practice, recruiting two highly regarded local partners, and also being joined on a consultancy basis by an experienced sole practitioner.

A long-standing client, a dynamic regional law firm asked us to identify opportunities to grow one of their offices by launching new practice areas. As part of our investigations our market intelligence identified a potential opportunity to approach two highly regarded partners working in an internation…

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A long-standing client, a dynamic regional law firm asked us to identify opportunities to grow one of their offices by launching new practice areas. As part of our investigations our market intelligence identified a potential opportunity to approach two highly regarded partners working in an international business that showed early indications of losing traction and focus in the region, raising questions about its long-term commitment. Conversations quickly revealed that the partners would be an ideal fit for our client who, in turn, could offer them a fantastic and secure platform from which to grow. Both partners elected to join our client and their combined success in this new setting has led to a further office opening and additional recruitment.

Contact us today to see how Chancery can help you grow your law firm.
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