Stevens & Bolton Associate - Commercial & Technology

We are looking for a great lawyer to join our renowned commercial & technology practice.  This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a highly professional team, advising and assisting on a wide variety of high quality, commercial and technology projects. The team is renowned for commercial and technology and is recognised for commercial, data protection and information technology in Legal 500 and Chambers with a Band One Chambers - South listing for information technology.

What you will be doing

• The practice undertakes a very wide range of high-quality commercial contract, advisory, IT and digital business related work. 
• All members of the team advise on technology and commercial contracts including competition, consumer law, data protection, and franchising matters. 
• We are active in all sectors, including a particular focus on insurance, life sciences, retail, franchising and technology.
• You can expect to get involved in a huge range of work, with a fantastic client list which includes in-house legal teams, well-known brands, multinationals, FTSE 100 corporates as well as owner managed businesses and entrepreneurs. 

The team (and the wider firm) has a significant focus on international work and much of what we do has a cross border dimension.

What skills we are looking for

• We are looking for strong team players with good inter-personal skills, good academics and high-quality experience.
• Individuals who have a commercial approach and excellent technical, communication and negotiation skills.

The range of the work undertaken means we can accommodate a variety of experiences and aspirations: you might be a commercial lawyer or IT lawyer looking to continue this type of work, or a specialist competition or regulatory lawyer looking to broaden your practice to a wider variety of sectors or work types.

Stevens & Bolton – making a positive difference to your career

You’ll work with people who listen, and who actively and willingly support one another within a collaborative and engaging environment.  We genuinely care about our people and strive to build and maintain a diverse, inclusive and happy workforce.

We are shortlisted for “UK Law Firm of the Year” – The British Legal Awards 2022 and were shortlisted for “Regional/Offshore Firm of the Year” – Legal Business Awards 2022, having been highly commended in 2021 and highly commended for “Excellence in International Legal Services” – The Law Society Awards 2021. We were also shortlisted for “Law Firm of the Year - UK wide” – Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2021 and included in The Times Best Law Firms 2021.

We’ve made excellence the hallmark of our firm: in the clear advice we give, in the enduring client relationships we build and in our proactive and highly responsive service.  We seek to recruit people who will help us maintain and build on this, and in return we offer excellent long-term career and development opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusion

We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I). This drives a strategy which focuses on constant promotion of an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to realise their full potential and be themselves at work. Previously we have been shortlisted for “Best D&I Initiative” at The HR Awards and for “Best Talent and Inclusion Initiative” at The Lawyer Awards.