NYC Boutique Seeking Partners for New LA Office

A New York-based boutique law firm is currently opening a Los Angeles office and has requested our assistance in finding Partners for this new location. They’re looking for Partners with experience in Labor and Employment Defense, Trademark (soft I/P), Real Estate Transactional, White-Collar Litigation, and general Litigation practices. This firm has a very short 2-year waiting period for non-equity Partners going into equity partnership, and they will consider new Partners in growth mode with as little as $500k in business.

The minimum billables at this firm are only 1850hrs. for Associates & Counsel, and Partners are only 1750hrs. The minimum portable business is preferred to be between $750K-1M with the minimum when bringing an Associate around $1.2M. This firm will be hiring in the first quarter of 2025 and have just begun the search. This is a laid-back office and fit is very important to them, they already have associates in place to help. The hourly billable range for Litigation Partners is from $850-1500, and the Salaries are a draw-type between $350-400. They are a very entrepreneurial firm with one-on-one mentorship.