Generative AI offers up opportunities for streamlining processes, improving efficiencies and client service. However, its use in the workplace also raises legal considerations. Amy R. and Ellie Hibberd explore 👇 https://lnkd.in/ezBjRR5Z #GenerativeAI #AIinBusiness #WorkplaceTech
Stephens Scown
Law Practice
Exeter, Devon 5,615 followers
An award-winning law firm with its clients at its heart. We are more than lawyers, we are trusted advisors.
About us
Having evolved from a traditional law practice founded in Cornwall in 1938, we are now a regional heavyweight law firm that is both employee-owned and B Corp™ Certified. Doing notable work for notable clients, building our skills with talented people and having a positive impact on our communities sits at the heart of everything we do. We invest in People, Community and Planet We are leading on positive change within the legal industry, as the first B Corp™ law firm in the South West and with only a handful of UK law firms to have been certified. Gaining B Corp™ Certification underlines our long-term commitment to meeting high standards of social and environmental impact and to balancing people, planet, purpose and profit as part of the B Corp™ Community, because doing good matters. We’re Employee Owned We’re the UK’s first large employee-owned law firm. But more than this, we’re people-centred, people-powered. Together we celebrate the wins and learn from the losses. We do what it takes to help each other overcome every challenge and to go beyond our clients’ expectations. Whatever’s happening in the world, empowering our people is what matters. We go above and beyond for our clients Our people are committed to delivering above and beyond for our clients. With Client Service one of our key strategic pillars, whatever the client or sector, we push, improve and deliver. We’ve been shortlisted for a number of client excellence awards, showing we proudly go beyond expectations and achieve things that matter. At Stephens Scown, every day is what we make it. So we make it matter. To find out more about our services and values, please check out our website: https://www.stephens-scown.co.uk
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http://www.stephens-scown.co.uk
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- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Exeter, Devon
- Type
- Partnership
- Specialties
- Family law, Wills and inheritance, Immigration, Employment law, Corporate law, Commercial law, Dispute resolution, Property law, Intellectual property and IT, Data protection, Charity law, Holiday and residential parks, Food and drink, Marine law, Agriculture, Energy, and Employee ownership
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Curzon House
Southernhay West
Exeter, Devon EX1 1RS, GB
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Osprey House
Malpas Road
Truro, Cornwall TR1 1UT, GB
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Bonville House, Blackbrook Business Park
Taunton, TA1 2PF, GB
Employees at Stephens Scown
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Verity Slater
Partner at Stephens Scown | HR & Employment Law Specialist | Passionate about B Corp, Ethical HR and the Sea
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Laura McFadyen
Employment & HR Lawyer at Stephens Scown | Ethical HR | Employee Ownership | Healthcare | Leisure & Tourism
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Samantha Paley
Head of Brand Engagement and Customer Experience at Stephens Scown
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Stephen Alcock
Trainee Solicitor
Updates
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We are delighted to be shortlisted in three categories of the Business Leader South West Awards: Employer of the Year, Customer Excellence, and Business of the Year 51 Employees. https://lnkd.in/ebSKHfYv #BusinessLeaderAwards #BusinessAwards #SouthWestBusiness Business Leader Awards
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We’re delighted to see that Sarah Atkinson, Partner and head of our specialist Family Finance team, has been ranked for the first time in the prestigious Chambers High Net Worth legal guide, with her team also picking up a new Band 4 ranking for their work handling complex and high-value financial remedy work in the UK. Partner in the Private Client team, Phil Reed has once more retained his Band 1 status in the Cornwall region, while Tom Biddick, who now heads up the firm’s Private Client team, maintains his Band 2 ranking for Exeter, being praised for his work in advising high net worth clients on a broad range of wills, estate administration, and tax planning matters. For the second year running, James Burrows, Partner and head of our Inheritance and Trust Disputes team, has also been ranked in Band 2 for the South West. The rankings speak to the outstanding work from the individuals and teams across Stephens Scown, and we’re delighted to see them recognised in the Chambers HNW guide. https://lnkd.in/ewR7bqBe #ChambersAndPartners #HighNetWorthGuide #LawFirm
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With a new Labour government in place, we would love to hear from South West businesses as to what they want to see top of the agenda to help boost the regional economy and what they think will be the key challenges for the region and for the sectors in which they operate. We have teamed up with Insider Media and Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants to find out what SMEs and owner managed businesses across the region are thinking. Have your say here 👇 #SouthWest #Business #Labour
Which issues do South West businesses want the new Labour government to tackle first? Insider Media has teamed up with Stephens Scown and Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants to glean the views of business leaders in the region. Have your say! 2 minute survey: https://lnkd.in/eMUui8sn Natalie Vizard Paul Seymour FCIM MCIPR #business #SouthWest #electionresult #Labour #government #survey
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Work for a place that works for you 👇 Doing notable work for notable clients, building our skills with talented people and having a positive impact on our communities sits at the heart of everything we do. https://lnkd.in/dPf2e3J #LegalJobs #Exeter #Truro
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If living in the same property as another person becomes unbearable, it may be possible to seek the Court’s assistance to resolve the living situation with an Occupation Order. Kai Whicker, associate in our Family Law team, explains 👇 https://lnkd.in/edxmmG4K #FamilyLaw #OccupationOrder
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With the General Election now over and a new Labour government formed, could this signal a fresh wave of investment into UK based private limited companies? James Rickard, senior associate in our Corporate team, explores 👇 https://lnkd.in/evQUbPRg #PrivateLimitedCompanies #BusinessGrowth #UKInvestment
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Congratulations to Sarah Atkinson, Partner in the Family team, for winning Family Lawyer of the Year, and to Tamsin Mann, Senior Associate in the Commercial Real Estate team, for winning in the category of Commercial/Commercial Property Lawyer of the Year at the prestigious Cornwall Law Society Awards. https://lnkd.in/e4YJJgYQ #LawAwards #FamilyLaw #CommercialRealEstate
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Going through separation or divorce is challenging. Upskilling or retraining can provide a fresh start and a renewed sense of purpose. Writing as a guest author for our Family InSync newsletter, Somerset Skills & Learning explore how new opportunities can help you navigate this difficult period. https://lnkd.in/eyJ-SjCP
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A recent High Court decision has confirmed the geographical extent of planning control in England and Wales. Christopher Tofts, head of our Marine team, explains 👇 https://lnkd.in/eq8FhZEJ #PlanningControl #MarineLaw #HighCourt
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