Steven Holder
Position: Solicitor
Steven is a solicitor working in a project support role as part of the Education team (Ecclesiastical and Education department), assisting and advising on converting community and foundation schools to Academy status, and the setting up of free schools.
Recent experience
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Acting and advising in respect of the setting up of a free school in the Home Counties
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Acting for and advising a number of voluntary-aided and foundation schools (including a joint Church of England and Roman Catholic school) in the Midlands with respect to academy conversion
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Acting for and advising dioceses in the North-East with respect to academy conversion
Professional memberships
Law Society of England and Wales
Work history
2011 to date, Solicitor, Winckworth Sherwood
2009 to 2011, Trainee, Northampton Borough Council
2009, ESCO, Northants County Council
2008 to 2009, Contracts Coordinator, BAM Nuttall
2007 to 2008, CJU Project Lead, Northamptonshire Police
Spoken languages
Conversational French and Spanish
Personal interests
Eating out with family and friends, gardening, watching and taking part in most sports especially football and martial arts (Steven has been a 3rd Dan black belt in Taekwondo since 2001).




