A leading North East law firm is doubling down on its commitment to people and places after scoring a hat-trick of prestigious roles.
Muckle LLP has won places on three regional and national procurement frameworks to provide legal services to the public sector.
And managing partner Jason Wainwright insists the new positions underpin a firm with a strong reputation for social responsibility.
“We are delighted to be appointed onto these three panels to provide legal services to public sector organisations in the North East, North West and across England,” he says.
“We are committed to supporting people and communities through our public sector work and we are especially pleased to have scored so highly on our ‘social values’ — something which is very dear to our hearts at Muckle LLP.”
The Newcastle-based law firm, which has a 10-strong specialist public sector team, has won places on three regional and national procurement frameworks.
Muckle LLP is on the legal panels for NEPO and the North West Legal Consortium (NWLC), as well as the recently-launched national Pagabo procurement framework to help educational establishments to convert to academies.
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Its interdisciplinary team also provides full-service legal support to Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA).
The Muckle LLP public sector team is led by Alison Walton, partner and head of procurement — a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer with more than 21 years’ experience.
Alison is also an experienced commercial contracts lawyer, regularly advising boards and directors on how to mitigate contractual risks.
“Operating in the public sector arena raises its own unique and complex challenges,” she says. “Our highly experienced team of experts help our clients from across the UK to negotiate this complex, regulated world.
“We cover the full spectrum of legal work on behalf of local authorities, combined authorities, education providers and Government organisations. And we are looking forward to working with clients on these frameworks to deliver a range of ambitious projects.”
Muckle provides specialist legal advice to local, regional and UK-wide authorities covering a wide range of sectors.
Its team boasts decades of experience in providing advice to public sector organisations working across large-scale infrastructure, regeneration, education and social housing projects.
Lawyers from multiple disciplines advise on everything from structures to subsidy control, public procurement, and highly sensitive employment and dispute matters.
