Confidential Opportunity

A well-established Massachusetts law firm is seeking lateral partner-level attorneys with portable business who want more autonomy, a transparent compensation model, and a quality-of-life platform.

This opportunity is best suited for an entrepreneurial attorney who has built strong client relationships, can manage their own practice, and wants the support of a broader firm platform without unnecessary bureaucracy or micromanagement.

The firm has approximately 35 attorneys and a partner-heavy structure. Partners are expected to manage their own clients, workflow, billing, and collections in a mature and business-minded way.

This is not an associate role and not a salaried lateral attorney position.

Why This Could Be a Strong Move

This platform may be attractive to attorneys who want:

• More autonomy over their practice
• A transparent, formula-based compensation model
• Monthly compensation based on collected revenue
• Higher upside for attorneys with their own clients
• The ability to keep more of what they generate
• Less micromanagement
• A better quality-of-life environment
• Support from attorneys across multiple practice areas
• A broader platform to keep work they may currently be referring out
• A firm where partners are treated like business owners

This may be a strong fit for attorneys who are tired of large-firm politics, high billable pressure, unclear compensation decisions, or being blocked from developing their own book of business.

Target Practice Areas

The firm is especially interested in attorneys with portable business in one or more of the following areas:

• Family law / divorce
• Trusts and estates
• Commercial litigation
• Corporate / business law
• Commercial real estate / leasing
• Employment law
• Liquor industry / regulatory work
• Insurance defense niches, including First Amendment, media, and publisher work
• Healthcare defense
• Low-income housing finance

Must-Haves

Qualified candidates must have:

• Partner-level experience
• A portable book of business
• Existing client relationships that can realistically move
• The ability to manage their own clients and workflow
• Comfort handling billing and collections
• Comfort with a no-draw compensation structure
• A business-minded, self-managing approach
• A book of business ideally in the $400K to $500K+ range

A $1M+ book of business would be highly attractive.

The firm may consider attorneys with books in the $250K to $300K range if there is a compelling growth story, strong practice area fit, younger high-potential profile, or clear evidence that the attorney is positioned to grow.

Compensation

This is a non-salaried partner opportunity with no guaranteed draw.

Partners are paid monthly based on collected revenue. Compensation is formula-based, and partners receive monthly accounting.

For partner-originated and partner-performed work, the primary compensation formula is:

• First $200K collected: 50% to partner / 50% to firm
• Next $100K collected: 60% to partner / 40% to firm
• Next $100K collected: 70% to partner / 30% to firm
• Above $400K collected: 80% to partner / 20% to firm

Partners review and approve their monthly accounting before payment is made.

There are modest annual chargebacks, generally under $10K.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a partner-level attorney who:

• Has an active and portable client base
• Is entrepreneurial and self-managing
• Wants more autonomy
• Understands how to manage clients, billing, and collections
• Is comfortable being paid based on collected revenue
• Wants a transparent compensation model
• Values quality of life
• Wants to grow their practice with more support
• May be coming from a solo practice, small firm, midsized firm, or larger firm
• Wants to run their practice like a business without managing all firm infrastructure alone

Who Should Consider This Opportunity

This may be a strong fit for:

• Solo practitioners with strong books who want a broader platform
• Small-firm partners with portable clients
• Midsized firm partners who feel underpaid or unsupported
• Big-firm junior or non-equity partners with smaller books who want to focus more on growing their own practice
• Attorneys who are referring out work they could keep within a broader firm platform
• Lawyers who want more control over their practice and compensation

Confidential Inquiries

Qualified attorneys who are interested in exploring a transparent, entrepreneurial, quality-of-life platform are encouraged to reach out for a confidential conversation.