Stone King is hiring a Senior Associate Solicitor to join our expanding Criminal Law Team. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full spectrum of criminal law with a diverse and complex caseload. The position is available in our Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham offices and includes hybrid and remote working options.
What You'll Do
- Manage a complex individual caseload with minimal supervision, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Supervise, mentor, and support junior team members, offering technical guidance and contributing to their professional development.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, attending client meetings in-office or off-site as required.
- Collaborate effectively within the immediate team and across the wider firm.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, both internally with colleagues and externally with clients, stakeholders, and other professionals.
- Take responsibility for your own continuing professional development, staying up to date with legal and regulatory changes within criminal law.
- Play an active role in team meetings, including contributing to strategic discussions, case reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Lead or support business development and marketing initiatives, including event preparation, networking, and client engagement activities.
What We're Looking For
- An experienced Solicitor or Barrister with relevant criminal and/or regulatory experience.
- Must be able to travel to client meetings and hearings on a regular basis.
- The ability to advocate at all hearings in a Magistrates Court and appropriate Crown Court hearings.
- Confident in representing suspects in the police station or other PACE interviews.
- Higher Rights of Audience is essential.
- Strong drafting, file management and client building skills.
- Experience in supervising others and contributing to others development.
- Proven experience in driving business development and marketing initiatives, with a willingness to take a leading role in planning and execution.
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members and clients (both oral and written communication).
- Possess strong organisation skills, technologically proficient and capable of working on their own and within a team.
- Ability to travel to other office locations and off-site venues in response to client needs, including attendance at courts, police stations, and prisons nationwide.
Nice to Have
- Proven track record in marketing and business development.
- Regulatory experience is ideal.
Team & Environment
You will be part of our expanding Criminal Law Team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary
- 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
- Hybrid working
- Focus on wellbeing and development
- Flexible working arrangements
Work Mode
This role offers hybrid working and is available in our Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham offices.
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.
