Senior Associate - Projects - Education Team

About us

Stone King is an ambitious and purpose-driven firm specialising in the Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education, Public 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 Senior Associate to join our nationally renowned and highly regarded Education team, based from our Bath or London office. This role also offers a hybrid working environment, with two days in the office per week. This role is an exciting opportunity to develop your career with a highly regarded national firm, work with a high calibre client base from the outset, working closely with our nationally renowned Education team, which is ranked Tier 1 and receives outstanding recognition for their work from clients which is endorsed by individual rankings in Chambers and Legal 500.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed the Firm’s expectations for accurately recording your chargeable and non-chargeable hours, monitoring ongoing progress against them to help maximise performance or address potential shortfalls.
• Take the lead on complex projects and work as a team to optimise revenue and profit by implementing best practice matter management and service delivery.
• Effectively delegate to and provide supervision to more junior members of the team as required, ensuring work is conducted at the appropriate level.
• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and high performance across the team.
• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to generate new work and retain existing clients.
• Lead on marketing initiatives, networking, and thought leadership to raise the Firm’s profile.
• Contribute to strategic growth by identifying new markets, service lines, or opportunities.
• 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 attend and be involved in preparation for marketing and business development events and activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and professional standards.
• Drive profitability and efficiency while maintaining quality of service.

Essential

• The ideal candidate will have relevant experience working on corporate or education M&A transactions and have an interest in Education law and Independent Schools.
• Experience of supervision and development of other team members is essential.
• Previous experience of pro-active business development and marketing; ability to demonstrate generation of new revenue streams and be able to promote the firm and cross-sell other specialisms internally and externally.
• Typical business development opportunities would include, but are not limited to: attending seminars and networking events, presenting workshops to the firm’s client and being involved in pitches/tenders.
• Candidates should be well-organised, technically proficient and a leader.
• Have excellent communication skills, addressing any potentially difficult conversations promptly and with skill.
• Proven experience in independently managing projects and cross-team working, demonstrating strong organisational skills and good financial hygiene (e.g. accurate time recording, billing discipline, and cost awareness).

Desirable

• Experience in Education and Charity Law would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and confidence to challenge constructively and offer alternative approaches.
• Solutions focused approach with drive to improve processes and outcomes.
• Strong organisation skills, taking full ownership of tasks and ensuring delivery within agreed deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas and influence decision-making effectively.
• Adaptable approach in managing workload and supporting others.
• Ability to work collaboratively and team-first attitude.

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 are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development for all. We are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, the Race Fairness Commitment, and the Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and we are a Disability Confident Employer. Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview 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. We aim to make our recruitment process as inclusive as possible and will make reasonable adjustments where needed. To discuss adjustments or request information in an alternative format, please contact our recruitment team at Recruitment@stoneking.co.uk or 01225 326770. 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.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 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

Closing date: Friday 29th May 2026. 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.