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Sanctuary Housing Association has appointed 15 law firms to a £30m legal services panel providing support in England and Scotland.
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Sanctuary owns and manages around 120,000 units of accommodation.
The 15 firms selected were:
- Gowling WLG (UK)
- Trowers & Hamlins
- Bevan Brittan
- Mills & Reeve
- Capsticks
- Devonshires
- Browne Jacobson
- Weightmans
- Clarke Willmott
- Ward Hadaway
- Brodies
- Burness Paull
- Thorntons Law
- Anderson Strathern
- Morton Fraser MacRoberts
The contract was divided into the following lots:
- Strategic Legal Partners
- Commercial/Regulatory
- Pensions/Employment
- Property/Development & Construction
- Housing Management/Housing Litigation
- Social Care and Regulation
- Corporate (Scotland)
- Housing & Development (Scotland)
The firms appointed as strategic legal partners were Gowling WLG (UK) and Trowers & Hamlins,
The contract runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2028.
Director of Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer)
£88,185 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Advocate
£46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Head of Legal Shared Service
Up to £89,000 per annum
Lawyer (Sabbatical)
£50,788 per annum
Head of Governance & University Solicitor
Up to £66,537 per annum
Assistant Director - Legal & Governance
£72,686 - £81,742 per annum
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