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About the Role

Stone King is seeking a talented and motivated Solicitor to join their Education team. This role involves providing high-quality legal advice to a diverse client base, building trusted relationships, and contributing to significant transformation projects within the state-funded education sector.

Responsibilities

Lead and support on complex and high value legal matters within the Education sector, ensuring excellent outcomes for clients
Build trusted, long-term relationships with clients, understanding their aims and supporting their success
Work collaboratively across the team and wider firm to deliver a seamless and high-quality client experience
Supervise, mentor and develop junior colleagues, supporting their growth and progression
Contribute to a positive, inclusive and high performing team culture
Take an active role in business development, including networking, thought leadership and client engagement
Identify opportunities to enhance client service, improve ways of working and support the continued development of the practice
Manage matters effectively, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, in a timely and efficient way, and with appropriate commercial awareness
Maintain high professional and regulatory standards at all times
Continue your own professional development, staying informed of legal and sector developments

Requirements

Experience managing complex legal matters or projects from inception through to completion
Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously
Experience working directly with clients and building trusted advisory relationships
Ability to take ownership of day-to-day matter management while working under appropriate partner supervision
Excellent drafting, communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure
Commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical, solution-focused advice
Ability to work collaboratively within a national team environment
Experience of academy conversion, transfer and merger projects (Desirable)
Experience advising academy trusts, multi-academy trusts and state-funded schools (Desirable)
Experience working within a recognised education law practice, local authority legal team or similar education-focused environment (Desirable)
Experience contributing to business development and client relationship growth (Desirable)
Experience supervising, mentoring or developing junior colleagues (Desirable)
Existing network of contacts within the education sector (Desirable)
Builds strong relationships and communicates effectively
Collaborates well with colleagues and stakeholders
Takes a proactive and solutions-focused approach
Manages priorities effectively and delivers high-quality work
Contributes positively to an inclusive and supportive team culture

Skills

Project management
Organisational skills
Client relationship management
Drafting
Communication
Stakeholder management
Attention to detail
Commercial awareness
Solution-focused advice
Collaboration
Business development
Networking
Thought leadership
Client engagement
Mentoring
Supervision

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Solicitor

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

Profit Share Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Life assurance (4x salary)
Pension scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
28 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
Enhanced leave provisions for key life events
An additional paid day each year to support CSR and volunteering activities
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
A collaborative, inclusive and supportive culture
Investment in learning, development and career progression
The opportunity to work alongside market-leading sector specialists
Meaningful work that delivers positive impact for clients, communities and society

About the Company

Stone King is a purpose-driven law firm with a clear ambition to deliver positive societal impact.
Founded in 1785, the firm combines heritage with a forward-looking approach.
They work with charities, social enterprises, faith-based organisations, educational institutions, businesses, public sector organisations and private individuals.
The firm is nationally recognised for its expertise and consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
They foster an inclusive and supportive culture where different perspectives are valued and people are empowered to develop and thrive.
Their lawyers act as trusted partners, problem-solvers and collaborators.

Equal Opportunity

Stone King is an equal opportunities employer, committed to ensuring all employment decisions are made fairly and without discrimination.
They are proud signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, Race Fairness Commitment and Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and are a Disability Confident Employer.
They aim to make the recruitment process accessible and inclusive, offering reasonable adjustments where needed.
As part of their Disability Confident commitment, they will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, subject to recruitment capacity constraints.
Stone King LLP is an equal opportunities employer. We are 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.