Published 2026-03-27
Your newpany
My client is a national advisory and accounting firm with a strong international brand and impressive, double-digit year-on-year growth. The firm has recently re-energised and expanded its forensic offering by bringing in Partners in 2 different UK locations, who have an ideal blend of mid-tier firm backgrounds. The current forensic offering is a good blend of expert, fraud/investigations and Ftech/cyber, and expansion will be primarily London focused, with an emphasis on disputes. The team work as a single P&L and as such share resource ,and Partners have considerable strategic autonomy in this "light-touch" firm. Furthermore the firm has global reach yet without the pricing structure of a Top 10 - this too is helping fuel Forensic expansion.
The firm remains a full and proper Partnership.
Your new role
You'll be the #2 to the London disputes Partner, working closely with him on everything from expansion strategy down to case delivery. Around 50% of the role will be focused on supporting and being a proactive part of market expansion. No better way of getting your own, emerging Expert profile and brand into focus!
On the delivery side, matters are broad and varied but can include:
Investigations
Business interruption/loss of profit
Shareholder disputes and valuations
Expert advisory
Insolvency litigation
Sale and purchase disputes
Matrimonial disputes
Sports disputes
Professional negligence This latter - professional negligence - is a significant expansion point for the function ,as not all audit firms can field willing audit Partners to be Experts; our client has two who can be appointed in this capacity.
The firm overall is well-established in Forensic Technology and Cyber - growing in the UK and a large function in the US.
What you'll need to succeed As well as being a Senior Manager/AD in disputes/quantum Forensics, you're likely to be someone who is good at business development with some early proven results, yet you feel over-utilised at your current firm, and want to be "let off the leash" to do more BD. Of course in Expert work this can only play to your advantage - getting the firm/partner names out there reflects well on your own growing profile, as well as reaping early promotion rewards internally.
You'll certainly see yourself as an emerging/future Expert in your own right, and see Partnership as your ultimate career goal.
What you'll get in return
Mentoring from Partners who have been in your shoes and want to help you get there.
Apetitive pricing structure, which nonetheless sustains high calibre output
As well as Forensic experts, Experts in the wider firm with sector specialism and depth who can be fielded where necessary
The flexibility to say "yes" to a wider range of mandates, in a firm/function which is not courting large ticket
Agile and shared resourcing - forensics works as a single P&L
A firm with strong EDI values and a couple of hundred people working within the firm to further engender and support this
Properly meritocratic promotion and with a highly attainable partner track program
