James is an experienced Solicitor and has spent the majority of his career working with clients in the education sector, an area he will continue to focus on with Stone King.
He joined Stone King from a national law firm based in the north west, where he worked with public sector bodies – including those in the education, local authority and housing sectors – and is a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500 North West. He has also had experience in acting as a trustee for academies.
Craig Vincent, Stone King Partner and Head of the firm’s Employment and HR Consultancy Services, said “James is already an asset to the Manchester office and will no doubt continue to be so. His education-specific knowledge of employment law will help many clients as the new Government begins to implement its employment law policies, as mentioned in the King’s Speech.”
James added: “I’m excited to be taking this next step in my career at a time when there is so much change on the horizon for employment law. I look forward to working with my new colleagues at Stone King to help our clients navigate these interesting times.”
James joins Senior Associate Josh Burke, whos tarted in Stone King’s Employment Team in the firm's Manchester office in May, working nationally across the Education, Charity, and Business & Social Enterprise Sectors.
Stone King works nationally with offices in Manchester, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and London. The firm is top-ranked by both independent legal guides Chambers and the Legal 500, and has been named a Best Law Firm for 2024 by The Times.