Stone King LLP

Attorney

• Provide employment advice and assistance to the firm’s clients and prospective clients.
• Effectively manage an individual Employment Tribunal caseload (with supervision where appropriate).
• Reviewing and drafting contracts of employment;
• Advising with regard to disciplinary and grievance issues and procedures;
• Advising with regard to TUPE issues;
• Preparing bespoke contracts and advising with regard to implications e.g., secondment and consultancy agreements;
• Advising in relation to potential discrimination issues, particularly disability, age, religious/belief and sex discrimination;
• Assisting clients in negotiations with regard to termination and addressing issues e.g., settlement agreements;
• A general understanding of potential pension implications;
• To prepare cases for Tribunal hearings, principally on behalf of respondents including carrying out advocacy prior to final hearing;
• Attend to clients of the Firm in the office or elsewhere if needed.
• Work in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
• Communicate promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients.
• Maintain your continuing professional development requirements and take an active interest in furthering your knowledge within the field of law.
• Actively marketing the Employment law team in conjunction with other Team members and other Teams in order to develop the firm’s client base.
• Meeting clients both at their premises and at any of our offices to advise, assist and as part of an ongoing client contact initiative.
• Provide legal support to the HR Consultants based in the London, Bath, Leeds and Birmingham offices in conjunction with the other Employment solicitors.

Solicitor

Director

• Develop and implement our KM strategy to align with the firm’s strategic goals and design a scalable KM function from the ground up
• Represent KM in the Senior Leadership Team, influencing firmwide decision-making
• Lead KM’s integration with BD & Marketing, IT, HR and L&D and recruit, develop, and lead a KM team
• Lead the firm's approach to legal technical training for lawyers at all levels, ensuring alignment with practice group needs
• Build a knowledge-sharing culture across all practice groups and business services and engage senior stakeholders to embed KM into daily practice
• Represent Stone King in external KM networks and industry forums and lead KM training and awareness initiatives
• Coordinate development and maintenance of precedents, templates and know-how repositories, ensuring accessibility and consistency
• Partner with Practice and Sector Heads to provide tailored KM support and build a cross-firm knowledge community
• Design and implement innovative KM systems and tools, including AI and machine learning solutions, and partner with IT to ensure accessibility
• Establish governance frameworks for knowledge capture, sharing, and compliance
• Evaluate effectiveness of KM initiatives, oversee roll-out of legal technology and generative AI tools, and implement continuous improvement processes

Director of Knowledge Management

• Stone King: ambitious, friendly law firm specialising in Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education, Faith and Private Client sectors
• Collaborative culture with focus on client, community and people
• Opportunity for experienced Conveyancer, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive specialising in residential property to join Charity property team
• Work with private client teams and manage a broad caseload of residential property matters
• Support and development opportunities including marketing and business development activities
• Key responsibilities: manage residential property caseload (sales, purchases, transfers of equity, lease extensions); provide legal advice; conduct legal research; draft and review legal documents; liaise with clients, estate agents, lenders; negotiate and resolve issues; ensure compliance; attend clients and team meetings; maintain CPD