Why work at Stephensons?

As a leading full-service law firm, we pride ourselves on providing clients with a range of first-class legal services. We have built a wealth of experience dealing with complex legal matters, helping our clients feel unburdened and empowered. We also want to make you feel unburdened and to do this, where eligible, we can offer a range of benefits to help improve your work-life balance.

Stephensons is an Investors in People accredited employer. 87% of our staff work either part time hours, flexible hours or remotely/hybrid, or a combination of all three of these. We also offer an employee assistance program providing support for physical, mental, and financial health as well as a suite of benefits which includes long service awards, holiday purchase, childcare vouchers, life assurance, pension, and a sabbatical scheme.

We believe in supporting our local communities, our Board gives and time and money budget each year to support these initiatives. We are partners of The Business Growth Hub and hold gold status in the Deal for your Business initiative awarded by Wigan Council. We support many charities and have a nominated charity of the year. 

We are committed to social value, and we have committed to net zero by 2050.

Stephensons recognised as one of The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2026

We support colleagues in their family lives

At Stephensons, we want our colleagues to feel supported every step of the way when considering building a family. We believe that you shouldn’t have to choose between a rewarding career and growing your family and so we offer a comprehensive support package to enable our colleagues to achieve both their professional and personal goals. We understand that every family’s circumstances are different, we are committed to supporting all colleagues who become parents through pregnancy and birth, fertility treatment, adoption, surrogacy or other pathways to parenthood. We aim to make the milestone of welcoming a new child as easy as possible for our colleagues. 

We are a supportive and flexible workplace, and we are proud to offer:

• Support for colleagues who require fertility treatment
• Up to 18 weeks of enhanced maternity pay
• Shared parental leave
• Enhanced paternity pay
• Adoption leave
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Supportive return to work arrangements
• Parental leave for dependents
• Pregnancy loss support
• Neonatal care leave
• Carers leave for those who may have caring responsibilities for other family members

Alongside these family-friendly benefits, colleagues also have access to our employee assistance programme and a suite of wellbeing support to help them throughout their time with us, no matter what challenges they face in their professional and personal lives.

What do our staff say about working at Stephensons?

This is what some of our staff said about the best aspect of their job:

“The team - you are all working towards a goal, and everybody is pushing as hard as they can” – Andrew Ellison, costs drafter

“I am free to run my files and organise my team - there is little "micro-management" but always help available from senior management if needed. I have also been able to benefit from the Chartered Legal Executive Apprenticeship which I have almost completed - this has allowed me to work towards my qualification and the support from the firm has been fantastic.” – Rebecca Fletcher, case manager and associate in the residential conveyancing team

“I can work remotely, and I have a great team to work with and find everyone in the firm approachable, understanding and good to get on with on a more personable level.” Paul Rees, costs drafter

“I am valued, my skills are used, and I am not overlooked.”  Shelby Pohrebienyk, graduate paralegal in the family department

Staff have expressed why they would choose a career at Stephensons:

“Management is always approachable. The firm has that "family feel" despite it's size, and I feel that staff are looked after, especially in the last year or so, post-covid.” Kerry Leigh, HR business partner and senior associate.

If this sounds like a place you would like to work at please take a closer look at our job and career opportunities.