Senior Associate

About Us

Stone King is an ambitious and friendly firm specialising in Private Client, Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education and Faith sectors. Our collaborative culture and core values are intertwined with our ethos of doing the right thing by our clients, communities, and our people. Our passion for the sectors we work in and the purpose-driven work we do with our clients has resulted in SK being recognised as national leaders in our specialist fields across the country.

The Opportunity

Due to the success in the specialist area of international succession and probate, an opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join Stone King’s International & Cross-Border (‘ICB’) team.

The successful candidate will have experience in trusts and estates. The ideal candidate will have cross-border planning and probate experience, however specialist cross-border knowledge is not required, as full training on ICB matters and Stone King’s systems will be provided.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for the individual to become a specialist within a team that focusses exclusively on cross-border work and is able to advise on the private international law (conflicts of law) of almost every jurisdiction of the world!

Reasons to Apply

• Opportunity to become a key member of our ICB team with ample opportunities for professional development.
• Accelerate your career by learning from top experts in the field within a supportive and dynamic team.
• Join a forward-thinking, collaborative firm where our values, culture, and people are at the heart of everything we do.
• Excellent benefits focused on your wellbeing and ongoing development, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally.
• Hybrid working – As signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance, and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

General responsibilities are below but not limited to:

• Effectively managing an individual caseload (with supervision where appropriate);
• Attending to clients of the firm in the office or elsewhere if needed;
• Working in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate team and wider Firm environment.
• Communicating promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients;
• Maintaining your continuing professional development requirements and taking an active interest in furthering your knowledge within the field of law;
• Actively marketing the ICB team in conjunction with other team members and other teams in order to develop the firm’s client base.
• Assist with supervision and development other team members where appropriate.

Essential

• Extensive experience working a solicitor in trusts and estates, with some exposure to cross-border matters. Whilst specialist cross-border knowledge is preferable it is not required, as full training will be provided.

Desirable

• Experience in the supervision and development of other team members. 
• Experience dealing with HNW cross border matters.
• Previous experience in proactive business development and marketing; ability to demonstrate generation of new revenue streams and the ability to promote the firm and cross-sell other specialisms internally and externally.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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 have a partner-led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Group, and a dedicated DE&I Adviser. We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development of all our people, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities. As part of our continued commitment to an inclusive working environment, we are proud to be part of the Race Fairness Commitment, the Age Friendly Employer Pledge and a Disability Confident Employer.

Stone King are signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

As part of our commitment to DE&I, we want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, which means we will make reasonable adjustments to help you perform to your best, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process. Our recruitment team are on hand to discuss any reasonable adjustments with candidates and can provide full job details and applications in alternative formats if required. You can contact our recruitment team via email at Recruitment@stoneking.co.uk or 01225 326770.

As 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 as defined by the job description and person specification. A full copy of the person specification and job description can be provided by contacting our Recruitment team.  In some recruitment situations such as high-peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer. This will include the number of interviews offered to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria. When that happens, we’ll still aim to offer a proportionate number of interviews to disabled applicants.

• Competitive salary
• Ample opportunities for career development
• Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Benefit Platform
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• 31 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
• Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum