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Twelve law firms named on £2m Scottish legal services framework
A consortium of Scottish councils, a major social housing provider and other organisations have appointed 12 law firms to a £2m legal services framework.
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The buyers are:
- Glasgow City Council
- North Lanarkshire Council
- North Ayrshire Council
- Wheatley Housing Group
- Clyde Gateway
- City Property Glasgow
- City Building Glasgow
- Jobs & Business Glasgow
- Cordia Services
The framework was divided into the following lots:
- Education prosecutions.
- Employment.
- Corporate.
- General Litigation.
- Children & Families – Advice and Representation.
- General conveyancing.
- Construction.
The successful firms were:
- Anderson Strathern (lots 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Brodies (3, 6, 7)
- Burness Paull (2)
- JK Cameron (5)
- Clyde & Co Scotland (2)
- CMS Cameron Mckenna (7)
- DAC Beachcroft (1, 6)
- Harper Macleod (3, 4, 6, 7)
- Morton Fraser (3, 4, 5, 7)
- Macroberts (7)
- Shoosmiths (2, 6)
The framework is understood to be in place for 48 months.
Lawyer - Property
£41,771 - £47,181 per annum
Lawyer - Area FCRM and Planning Team
£41,617 per annum
Senior Lawyer - FCRM & Planning Team
£52,929 + £5,250 Market Forces Factor per annum
Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
£40,449 - £46,611 per annum (Career graded post – progression through the grade is subject to completing at least 5 years PQE)
Police Misconduct & Vetting Solicitor
£53,482 plus generous benefits package + a £2,000 South East Allowance is available
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