Solicitor in Exeter

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.

You’ll be at the heart of exciting and meaningful legal work, helping businesses protect, grow and exploit their most valuable assets, their ideas, data, technology, and brands.

You’ll work with a vibrant mix of clients across sectors like:

• Technology & digital innovation
• Education & academia
• Renewable energy and more

No two days are the same, one day you’ll be auditing a business’ IP and data protection compliance and advising on how to safely and compliantly integrate AI into a creative business, the next you’ll be advising a cutting-edge software company on international data compliance.

You’ll get involved in:

• Intellectual Property Protection, enforcement & commercialisation
• Licensing, digital contracts & e-commerce
• Brand protection, trademarks & portfolio management
• Commercial agreements with a tech/IP twist

Whether you’re newly qualified or already growing your career, if you’re genuinely passionate about IPDP, we want to hear from you.

Here’s what we value:

• A strong academic foundation and excellent communication skills
• Curiosity, confidence, and commercial awareness
• A passion for innovation, digital culture, or creative industries
• Practical experience in IP, data protection or commercial law (through training, work, or study)
• A team spirit and a proactive, problem-solving approach
• An entrepreneurial approach to help grow the team

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.

Employee 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.

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.

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.