Solicitor / FCILEX 5+ Years’ PQE

At Stephens Scown, every day is what we make it. So we make it matter. Doing notable work for notable clients. Building our skills with talented people. Making our mark on our communities. Being a force for good.

We don’t just say it, we live it. Our commitment to our people, clients and communities runs through our DNA. We are employee-owned, we are a Certified B Corporation TM , and we ranked in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the UK list for seven consecutive years.

The Role

• Manage a diverse and interesting client caseload, including estate administration (including of high value estates and estate with business and agricultural assets), lifetime planning for high-net-worth individuals and business clients, succession planning and elderly client matters.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with other internal teams (Family, Real Estate, Corporate, Contentious Probate/Trusts) to support their work and encourage cross-referrals into the Private Client team.
• Take an active role in supporting the team leadership by contributing to management, supervising junior staff, ensuring Lexcel compliance, and supporting day-to-day operations.
• Engage in business development and support the ongoing review and improvement of team processes, precedents, and working practices to meet future client and referrer needs.

About You

• A qualified Private Client solicitor with 5+ years PQE
• Preferred (but not essential) STEP qualified (or with equivalent experience).
• Ambitious, commercially minded and looking for a role that offers personal and professional growth.
• Confident managing your own caseload while working collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to outstanding client care.
• Highly organised, proactive, and detail-focused, with the ability to stay calm under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable in a busy, professional setting and proficient with IT systems, including case management software

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and an impressive array of benefits and rewards. Not least of these is through the Firm’s employee-ownership status, where every employee is listened to, helps to realise our vision and receives an equal share in our annual profit-share.
• Our hybrid working model and approach to flexible working enables our people to share their working time between home and the office to support a healthy work / life balance.
• View a full list of our benefits – including 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and your birthday), private medical insurance, group life assurance, access to a comprehensive range of wellbeing support, and three additional days’ paid leave to support good causes.
• Progression opportunities – including, regular training, qualification options, mentorship, and continued professional development.

Why Stephens Scown?

Working here is something else entirely. It’s a place where we can step up to tough challenges with people so good they inspire us to be better. We proudly work in a beautiful part of the country, go beyond expectations and achieve things that matter.

Owning It Matters…

We’re the UK’s first major employee-owned law firm. But more than this, we’re people-centred, people-powered. We do what it takes to help each other overcome every challenge. Whatever’s happening in the world, empowering our people is what matters.

Our communities and colleagues give us a lot to be thankful for. So we try to make them feel as valued as our clients. Whether we’re digging deep and giving our time and money, picking up rubbish from our streets and beaches, at Stephens Scown, if it’s right, it matters.

We might have the expertise of a top city firm, but outside our offices there’s not a skyscraper in sight. Whether we’re getting to know our clients on our local beach or having fun in the park with colleagues, we’re all about living a life enriched by work. Making the fun matter.

Apply for this position

If this sounds like you and you would like to be considered for this opportunity,please send your application by email enclosing an upto date CV toCareers@stephens-scown.co.uk or by post to: HR Department, Stephens Scown LLP, Curzon House, Southernhay West, Exeter, EX1 1RS

At Stephens Scown, we believe that a diverse workforce delivers better results for ourclients and creates a happier workplace where everyone feels valued and appreciated. Thereforewe welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, abilities and beliefs.

All offers of employment at Stephens Scown are subject to Basic level of Disclosure and BarringService check. Any information gathered in relation to the DBS process is held in in accordancewith all relevant data protection regulations. Having a criminal record will not necessarilybar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstancesand background of your offences. At interview, or in a separate discussion, we ensure that an openand measured discussion takes place on the subject of any offences or other matter that might berelevant to the position. Failure to reveal information that is directly relevant to the positionsought could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment. We make every subject of a DBSDisclosure aware of the existence of the DBS Code of Practice. This is available onhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

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