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Pay clears the visa salary barStated pay (€200,000 to €300,000) clears the Germany EU Blue Card threshold of €50,700.
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- Pay clears the visa salary bar
- Stated pay (€200,000 to €300,000) clears the Germany EU Blue Card threshold of €50,700. Source: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa-residence/types/eu-blue-card, rules effective 2026-01-01.
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About the role
About the Role
An AI-enabled legal services firm is seeking a Senior Partner to help grow its practice and shape how legal work is delivered. You will bring a portable client book, serve as a trusted market-facing leader, and work with the founding team to apply AI to recurring legal matters.
What You'll Do
• Continue advising your existing clients while transitioning suitable recurring work to an AI-enabled platform.
• Build relationships across your private equity, venture capital, and mid-market network to create new business opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell commercial and compliance services to clients and their portfolio companies.
• Represent the firm in the market and help shape its growth and service offering.
• Collaborate with the founding team to automate repeatable legal workflows using AI.
What We're Looking For
• 12 to 20+ years of German legal practice, with experience at partner level in a recognized German law firm or equivalent practice.
• German-qualified Volljurist and admitted Rechtsanwalt, with native-level German and professional English.
• A personally held, portable book of business worth €1M or more, with a diversified client base and strong PE/VC or mid-market relationships.
• Experience in recurring, automatable areas such as commercial contracts, IT and data, corporate or venture capital, and regulatory work.
• Practical experience with generative AI and legal AI tools, and genuine interest in changing how legal services are delivered.
• Germany-based and authorized to work in Germany. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
Annual compensation range: €200,000 to €300,000, with meaningful equity participation.
Location
Hybrid in Berlin, Germany.
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