Head of Commercial Law
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Job Summary
Youve done the hard yards in a system that works until it doesnt.
You know the feeling: layers of approvals narrow lanes politics and a ceiling on how big you can build. Youve stayed youve delivered youve led and now youre ready to get out and do it properly.
At BlueRock Law this is a genuine lead-from-the-front role with a clear runway to become Head of BlueRock Commercial Law. We have a strong base a great brand real pipeline and a broader multidisciplinary engine behind us. What we want now is a rainmaker and people leader who can multiply whats already working.
Why this will appeal to you
- Youll be set free: Build lead and grow without the red tape rigid hierarchy or stay in your box mentality.
- Youll have something worth building: A proven platform strong culture and a national business behind you not a cold start.
- Youll have leverage: Cross-referrals and deep relationships across a multidisciplinary firm (accounting finance wealth insurance digital grants).
- Youll have a pathway: This is a Director role with explicit Head of Commercial trajectory for the right person.
What youll be doing
- Lead and grow Commercial Law: Lead the Commercial practice and take meaningful ownership of strategy and outcomes.
- Build a high-performing team: Recruit mentor coach and develop lawyers; create the next wave of leaders.
- Win and expand work: Drive business development and deepen key relationships across the BlueRock client base and referral network.
- Deliver excellent client outcomes: Advise across a broad range of commercial matters with pragmatic business-first judgement.
- Shape the firms leadership: Work with the Managing Director and the Director group to scale the Law division.
Requirements
The person were looking for
- Has stayed in one place for a long time and has earned trust built a book and led teams but youre ready for your next chapter.
- Has operated in a highly constrained environment (top-tier/mid-tier large suburban institutional or highly process-driven firm) and wants autonomy with accountability.
- Is a genuine rainmaker: You win work grow relationships and create momentum not just support BD.
- Leads like it matters: You attract develop and retain great lawyers; you lift standards; you create a team people want to be part of.
- Thinks commercially: You understand margin pricing utilisation leverage and how to build a practice that scales.
What youll bring
- Experience: Typically 10 years PQE in commercial law (or equivalent depth).
- Technical credibility: Strong generalist commercial grounding; specialisation welcome.
- Practice leadership: Proven ability to lead people and run matters with high standards.
- Business development: Demonstrated track record of originating work and growing a practice.
- Practice management: Strong habits around quality responsiveness risk and efficiency.
Benefits
What youll get at BlueRock
- In Office- High Trust Flexibility: Primarily office based but absolute flexibility when needed (we trust you and have your back).
- A culture thats actually human: Collegial ambitious supportive high standards without the ego.
- Real growth opportunities: Mentoring coaching and a platform designed to promote great people.
- Strong incentives: both short term and long term so you build something while youre here.
- Great benefits: BlueRock public holidays weekly lunches social events Sonder wellbeing support.
How to apply / confidential chat
If youre ready to step out of a system thats been holding you back and build something substantial with clear Head of Commercial runway we should talk.
Contact: John OHare () or Lee Kelly ()
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Compliance
- Revenue Growth
- Customer Services
- Account Management
- Staff Meetings
- Communication
- CRM
- Client Relationships
- Market Research
- Project Management
- Contract Management
- Business Units
- daily operation
- Logistics
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