Founding Partner, Lawyer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Establish and manage a New York law firm utilizing the candidate's license, entity, clientele, and professional judgment.

• Co-establish the management services organization in collaboration with Omnilex.

• Develop and oversee the AI systems, engineering, operations, finance, marketing, administration, and recruiting functions of the MSO.

• Provide services to the law firm through a formalized services agreement.

• Create both the legal practice and the MSO from scratch.

• Transform an established professional network and portfolio into client engagements.

• Employ legal judgment, advocacy, litigation, advisory capabilities, and client relationship management skills.

• Assist in establishing the secondary market for an AI-driven law firm model already functioning in Switzerland.

• Contribute to the firm's infrastructure, including intake, conflicts, research, drafting, review, matter management, and billing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be admitted to practice in New York and maintain good standing.

• Must be at a senior level where clients choose you over the firm's letterhead.

• Should bring an established book of business and connections with GCs, partners, founders, and alumni.

• Capability to convert professional relationships into client engagements.

• Strong understanding of legal ethics, including independence of judgment, fee-sharing, confidentiality, and unauthorized practice.

• A keen interest in ownership and founding a firm rather than merely seeking a salary or partnership path.

• Proven legal skills and case-solving aptitude.

• Tech-savvy and open to integrating AI into legal practices.

• Comfortable with the challenges of building a nascent firm lacking an established brand, precedent bank, or support staff.

• Bonus: experience in developing or advising on MSO, ABS, or other alternative legal service frameworks.

• Bonus: previous ownership of a P&L or practice group.

• Bonus: litigation experience in conjunction with advisory roles.

• Bonus: proficiency in a second language.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity stake as a founder in the MSO.

• Financial benefits associated with the lawyer's own firm.

• Participation as a co-founder in the MSO.

• Growth potential that scales with both entities.

• Access to support in AI systems, engineering, operations, finance, marketing, administration, and recruiting through the MSO.