Partner Opportunities

Periplus welcomes confidential approaches from prospective practice partners, advisory board members, senior advisers and specialist affiliates. The firm is developing a partner-led practice model that brings together local collection, contextual interpretation and strategic advice. Each practice centres on a sector, region or class of matter, serving a deliberately limited number of clients.

Prospective practice partners bring senior experience in strategic intelligence, disputes, government service, industry, finance or mediation, with a client following in a defined domain and a focus on Africa, the Middle East or South, Central and Southeast Asia.

The partner frames the questions with the client, sets the lines of enquiry and takes responsibility for the assessment and advice. Where instructed, the partner also supports engagement and negotiation, and remains alongside the client as the agreed approach is carried forward.

Each practice draws on the firm’s standing collection capability: in-country networks across 85 jurisdictions, resident sub-regional coordinators and common compliance protocols and reporting standards. Collection is separately commissioned by Periplus and supported by resident coordinators. Assessment draws on continuing dialogue with local teams and their knowledge and judgement. Conflicts are cleared at firm level before acceptance; the firm does not act for opposing interests in the same matter.

Prospective advisory board members would contribute independent judgement, sector or regional expertise and guidance on the firm’s development.