Why a Career with Teacher Stern?

In addition to being an ambitious and growing Legal 500 ranked law firm with an enviable client list, Teacher Stern is a firm committed to putting its people first. We spend a lot of time and energy recruiting the right people and we invest in developing and supporting their career aspirations.

If you join us at Teacher Stern, you’ll find it’s a friendly and relaxed place to work. Our open-door policy, team orientated approach and client access ensure inclusion, responsibility and opportunity to progress.

We are a diverse firm employing people at all levels of varying nationalities, ethnicities, beliefs and backgrounds as borne out in our SRA diversity questionnaire statistics.

At Teacher Stern, both trainee solicitors and qualified solicitors are encouraged to get involved with deals, client pitches and business development. We nurture talent with regular training sessions and seminars appropriate to practice area and sector specialisms. When you join the team, you will be working side by side with lawyers who are leaders in their field and who are willing to share the benefit of their knowledge and experience.

For support staff, we offer the opportunity to work in a friendly and collegiate environment where your contribution to the firm’s success is both recognised and valued.

For every role at Teacher Stern you will receive support, training and guidance to enable you to do your job to the best of your ability.

But it’s not all about work…

At Teacher Stern, you’ll be able to maintain a sensible balance between work and life outside the office – a factor that many law firms claim but few actually deliver. We encourage and provide an active social network for our employees including sports, regular social events, including summer and Christmas parties, and participation in various charitable events.

Who we look for

For all team members, we look for commitment, drive, common sense, pragmatism and the ability to take on responsibility. Equally, we look for friendly and approachable people who are able to build and maintain excellent working and collegiate relationships.

We look for lawyers that are not just technically capable, but who also have the commercial and business acumen necessary to provide robust and practical advice to our clients.

Our support staff need to enjoy working in a team environment, have a high level of initiative and a readiness to work together to get the job done.  They are also required to have strong organisational skills, be confident communicators, and demonstrate excellent client care skills.

What we offer

The opportunity to work across a number of sectors, with clients ranging from UK and international corporates, to entrepreneurial companies of all sizes, to high profile individuals from the world of sport, film and music.

We offer a competitive benefits package including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Up to 25 days paid annual leave, plus public holidays
  • Up to an additional 3 paid annual leave days taken over the Christmas holiday period
  • Private medical insurance
  • Workplace Pension scheme
  • Life insurance, Group Income Protection and our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Client introduction bonus
  • Performance related fee earner bonus scheme