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The Stephen James Partnership
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The Stephen James Partnership

NewLaw 2026

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NewLaw

Leading firm in NewLaw 2026

Top figures

3500

Lawyers

1

Offices

25

Company Size

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Overview

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The Stephen James Partnership (SJP) is one of the fastest growing providers of Flexible Legal Staffing solutions in the UK. We are proudly independent, working with hundreds of clients across the in-house legal market, providing legal talent on the terms each engagement requires. We shape every interim engagement around the structure, timeline and priorities of the team we are working with. Whether its planned leave, projects, or workload overflow - we deploy whichever model fits the moment.

Industry sectors (15)

  • Financial Services & Capital Markets
  • FinTech
  • Payments
  • Technology & AI
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • Energy
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labour & Employment
  • Legal Support Professionals
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Healthcare & Lifesciences
  • M&A & Divestitures

Capabilities (1)

  • Flexible Legal Staffing

Key people

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  • Samuel Clague

    Founder & CEO

  • David Thomas

    Managing Director

Work & experience

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At the heart of SJP's offering is legal talent, on your terms. Our strength is our flexible resourcing model, providing legal staffing across: parental leave, illness/holidays, unexpected gaps, BAU work, projects and overflow work. Our dedicated sector specialists lead every engagement personally, from brief to placement, providing interim lawyers at all levels of PQE.

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UK - Head office

Greater London

6 Bevis Marks, London, Greater London, UK, EC3A 7BA, London

www.thesjp.co.uk

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Global-wide

Top figures

3500

Lawyers

1

Offices

25

Company Size

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