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About the Role
Stone King is seeking a Qualified Solicitor to join its nationally recognised Education team. This role involves advising a prestigious client base of independent schools and educational organisations on significant corporate, strategic, and transformational projects within the education sector. The position is ideal for an experienced corporate lawyer with M&A experience, strong technical expertise, commercial awareness, and leadership skills, who is interested in supporting purpose-driven organisations.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex projects, transactions and strategic initiatives, ensuring exceptional client service, commercial outcomes and effective matter management.
- Meet or exceed expectations for recording chargeable and non-chargeable time, monitoring performance, managing budgets and driving profitability and efficiency.
- Build, maintain and strengthen long-term client relationships, generating new business and identifying opportunities for further support and growth.
- Advise education sector clients on corporate transactions, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic projects, while supporting a broad range of education and charity sector work.
- Supervise, mentor, develop and effectively delegate to junior colleagues, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and high performance.
- Work collaboratively across teams and the wider Firm to deliver integrated, sector-focused advice and services.
- Take a leading role in business development activities, including networking, thought leadership, marketing initiatives, seminars, workshops, pitches and tenders.
- Contribute to the strategic growth of the practice by identifying new markets, service lines, opportunities and innovative client solutions.
- Communicate promptly, professionally and effectively with clients, colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Maintain the highest standards of client service and technical excellence, in line with the Firm’s values, procedures and quality expectations.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory, legal and professional standards.
- Stay abreast of legal, regulatory and market developments through continuous professional development, contributing to the ongoing success and reputation of the Firm’s leading Education practice.
Requirements
- Relevant experience working on corporate or education M&A transactions.
- Interest in Education law and Independent Schools.
- Experience of supervision and development of other team members is essential.
- Previous experience of pro-active business development and marketing; ability to demonstrate generation of new revenue streams and be able to promote the firm and cross-sell other specialisms internally and externally.
- Candidates should be well-organised, technically proficient and a leader.
- Excellent communication skills, addressing any potentially difficult conversations promptly and with skill.
- Proven experience in independently managing projects and cross-team working, demonstrating strong organisational skills and good financial hygiene (e.g. accurate time recording, billing discipline, and cost awareness).
Skills
- M&A experience
- Strong technical expertise
- Commercial awareness
- Leadership skills
- Stakeholder engagement skills
- Solutions focused approach
- Strong organisation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Adaptable approach
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Team-first attitude
Location
- Nationwide offices
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Experienced corporate lawyer
Education Level
- Qualified Solicitor
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Profit Share Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life assurance (4 x salary)
- Pension scheme
- 28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
- Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum
About the Company
- Stone King is an ambitious and purpose-driven firm with a collaborative culture and core values.
- The firm is recognised as a national leader in its specialist fields.
- Stone King LLP is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity by encouraging all our staff to achieve their full potential and guaranteeing that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant information or discriminatory practices.
Equal Opportunity
- Individual differences are embraced at Stone King, and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves.
- We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development for all.
- Signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, the Race Fairness Commitment, and the Age Friendly Employer Pledge.
- A Disability Confident Employer.
- Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview to any job applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.
- We aim to make our recruitment process as inclusive as possible and will make reasonable adjustments where needed.
- Stone King LLP is an equal opportunities employer.