Partner - Private Client Property

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior fee-earner looking to further develop their career or experience by joining SK in a management capacity for our Private Client Property team in either our Birmingham or Bath office. As a senior member of the team, you will play an integral part in the team. Through leadership and demonstrating vision and empowering others, you will play an integral part in delivering the teams agreed strategic goals and to ensure that those strategic goals are understood, and their implementation supported throughout the team, and wider firm as appropriate.

Reasons to apply

• Great opportunity to develop career and become an integral part of the team in a supportive environment
• Access to a wide variety of client and matters, this is perfect to broaden and expand knowledge and experience in a supportive environment.
• Our firm - To be part of an ambitious, collaborative and friendly national firm where our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our people are our greatest asset and strive to create the best place to work.
• Excellent benefits for our people, with a focus on wellbeing and development at the forefront. See more details on our benefits below:

• Hybrid working - Stone King are proud to be 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.
• And more! If you would like to find out more information about us or to view the full job description, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our Talent team - [email removed - click apply for more details]

Key Responsibilities

General duties include, but are not limited to:

• Effectively manage an individual caseload, and delegate to and provide supervision to more junior members of the team.
• Foster relationships with existing and new clients. Ensure that all clients receive an excellent service.
• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
• To carry out your work for both colleagues and clients to the highest possible standard, having regard to the Firm’s standards, procedures.
• Ensure that team member experience is positive through good accessibility to effective pastoral support and engendering a culture wholly in line with our commitment to the principles of the Mindful Business Charter and Core Values.
• Work with the Business Development & Marketing Team in order to develop the Firm’s reputation and client base.
• Feed into the budget process annually, and take responsibility for the financial performance of the Private Client Property Team. You will also work with our pricing champions to promote best practice throughout the team.
• Regularly monitor individual and team performance, liaising with our Operational Teams as appropriate (HR, Finance, IT and Marketing & BD).
• Ensure that the team comply with auditing, quality assurance and risk management procedure, both internally and externally.

Our firm

We are an ambitious, collaborative and friendly firm recognised as leaders in our field with offices across the country. Our culture and Core Values are at the heart of what we do. We know that our Firm can only succeed with the right people, and that is why we employ talented individuals who want to work for a Law Firm that is among the best in the UK has a leading reputation and is top ranked in Chambers and Legal 500

Individual differences are embraced at Stone King and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. As well as signing up to the Race Fairness Commitment, we have a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy Group, along with Diversity & Inclusion Allies.

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 ethnicities, disabilities, social backgrounds, age, sexual orientations and gender identities. As part of our continued commitment to an inclusive working environment, we are proud to have signed up to the Age Friendly Employer Pledge.

Stone King are also proud to be 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.

We want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process to help you perform to your best.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be a Senior Solicitor or Partner with management experience in a well-regarded firm.

The successful candidate should:

• Have the ability to engage constructively with people, with good ambassadorial skills
• Have excellent communication skills, addressing any potentially difficult conversations promptly and with skill
• Be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances
• Be willing and able to exercise judgement and take risks

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Wellbeing Platform
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)

Closing date: 9 June 2023

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.

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