Careers

Practice without the pyramid.

Systems carry what conventional firms staff to a dozen associates. You carry the judgment, the relationship, and the close.

Introduce yourself

Partners & senior associates · By introduction

The model

How work actually runs.

01 Client

One client, every matter

The firm holds the whole of each client's legal work. The systems take the routine. You take the positions that need a partner.

WHOLE OF CLIENT
every matter · one firm · partner of record

02 Systems

Depth before the first call

Models analyse paper, draft positions, and structure options. The associate layer is infrastructure, not a career track on your matter.

THE FILE ARRIVES WORKED
authorities checked · positions drafted · your call to make

03 You

Lead the outcome

Strategy, advice, signature. The system carries the matter traffic, so you are not the project manager. Your name on the work. Your reputation on the close.

PARTNER OF RECORD
one name · one signature · on the matter

Half the firm passed the bar. Half of it ships code. Your signature is backed by both.

0Billable-hour targets
1Partner of record, every matter

Standard

What we do not do.

  • Billable hours
  • Leverage pyramids
  • Origination targets
  • Cross-selling
  • Associate staffing on partner mandates
  • Partners who do not personally close

Application

Introduce yourself.

We review every application personally. We hire selectively.

Reviewed by a founding partner