The Stephen James Partnership, Flexible Legal Staffing

About

Provided by The Stephen James Partnership

The Stephen James Partnerships (SJP) focuses exclusively in placing top-tier Interim Lawyers on secondment within in-house legal teams. Operating a PAYE-only model with no third-party subcontracting, SJP is able to pay consultants at market rate without passing law firm-level costs onto clients, a proposition that has driven rapid growth since the division launched. Every consultant is pre-vetted, with bespoke additional screening carried out for each successful engagement.

With a sharp focus on the in-house legal market, SJP has built a particularly strong presence in a very short space of time. The breadth of consultant expertise spans every practice area, meaning clients can be matched with the right specialist regardless of the legal challenge at hand, whether that is day-to-day commercial work, regulatory matters, or more complex transactional support, and in record speed.

Chambers Review

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Flexible Legal Staffing - Global-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Stephen James Partnership provides flexible legal staffing through interim placements, contract lawyers and project‑based resourcing, supporting in‑house legal teams with short‑term, specialist and surge capacity across a range of practice areas. It has particular strength in working with FinTech and payments businesses.

Notable practitioners

Samuel Clague is the firm's CEO and head of its interim legal practice.

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Work Highlights

The Stephen James Partnership provided interim legal staffing to FIS Global, a FinTech business, including placements relating to commercial, corporate and employment law.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The Stephen James Partnership really understands our business and the types of lawyers that we are looking for. The candidates that they put forward are always on point: the right legal experience and expertise, and the right mindset to work here. They are very responsive and quick to assist.