Head of Corporate - #2160496

Head of Corporate – Partner

Location: Manchester

Salary: Competitive / Partner package

Type: Partnership

We are working with a highly regarded commercial law firm in Manchester to appoint a Head of Corporate to lead and develop an established Corporate practice.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Corporate Partner who wants to make a genuine difference to a business – not simply continue to build their own practice.

The Opportunity

The firm has a strong reputation, an established client base and ambitious plans for continued growth. The Head of Corporate will have genuine autonomy to shape the direction of the department, alongside clear accountability for its performance.

The role will encompass:

• Setting the strategic direction of the Corporate practice
• Building and developing a high-performing, collaborative team
• Taking ownership of financial performance, growth and margin
• Developing existing client relationships and creating new opportunities
• Strengthening the department's profile within the market
• Working closely with the Managing Partner and wider leadership team
• Improving how the team operates, delivers and develops
• Recruiting and developing the talent needed for the next stage of growth

What makes this role different?

The firm is looking for someone who sees leadership as more than a title.

Someone who enjoys building teams, developing people and creating an environment where others can perform at their best.

Someone who is comfortable taking ownership – of performance, people, clients and commercial outcomes.

And importantly, someone who understands that the strongest departments are part of a stronger firm.

There is considerable freedom to determine how you lead and develop the department, but with that comes genuine accountability for the outcome.

About you

We are looking for a Partner-level Corporate lawyer with:

• Strong technical and commercial credibility
• A track record of leading and developing teams
• The ability to build trusted client and referrer relationships
• A genuine interest in business development and growth
• Strong commercial awareness, including financial performance and margin
• A collaborative leadership style
• The confidence to make decisions, take ownership and be accountable
• A long-term approach to building a successful practice and team

This could suit an established Head of Corporate looking for a new challenge, or a Corporate Partner ready to take on broader departmental and firm-level leadership responsibility.

If you are interested in a role where you can shape a Corporate practice, develop people and have a meaningful influence on the wider firm, I'd be very happy to have a confidential conversation.