Stone King LLP
About us

Stone King is an ambitious and friendly firm specialising in the Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education, Faith and Private Client 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

We have a unique opportunity for a Solicitor to join our nationally renowned and highly regarded Charity team, either based from our London or Cambridge office, this role also offers a hybrid working environment, with two days in the office per week.

The successful candidate will be involved in all areas of law and practice relating to charities and social enterprise, but is likely to have a particular focus on educational charities particularly schools.

The current case load of the Charity and Social Enterprise Team contains a mix of the following: -

• Charity governance
• Major project work
• Restructuring, mergers and other transfers of businesses and assets
• Funding initiatives
• Formation of new charities and other social enterprise vehicles
• Charity constitutions including Charity Commission schemes and orders
• Legal audits
• Trading structures
• Commercial partnerships and other contracting, for instance shared resources agreements between charities and their subsidiaries
• Charity Commission Inquiries and other Charity Commission monitoring and investigation including assisting with Interim Manager work
• Charity litigation, including the Charity Tribunal.

Key Responsibilities

General responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Effectively manage an individual caseload (with supervision where appropriate)
• Attend to clients of the Firm in the office or elsewhere if needed.
• Support colleagues on matters, including on transactional charity matters.
• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
• Communicate promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients.
• Continuing your professional development and staying updated with legal developments in the field
• To carry out your work for both colleagues and clients to the highest possible standard, having regard to the Firm's standards, procedures and core values.
• To regularly attend, and be involved in preparation for, Team meetings.
• To attend and be involved in preparation for marketing and business development events and activities.

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor with solid experience in drafting, file management, and client relationship building.
• Possess a real interest in the Charity sector.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and contribute effectively
• Excellent communication skills, both internally with colleagues and externally with clients
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and a desire to further your knowledge in the field of law
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

Desirable

• Prior experience in providing legal advice to Charities and Social Enterprises or working on corporate transactions.

• Competitive salary
• Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Benefit Platform
• 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.

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.

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 or .

As a Disability Confident employer, Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview (or further assessment) 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.

Closing date: 26 January 2024

Adverts normally close at midday on the closing date, however vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received. Therefore we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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.

Recruitment agencies - please do not send us unsolicited CVs. If you do so, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly and your T&Cs will not apply.