Legal Service
The Service Offer
Subscription Services
Buy as You Need Services
Subscription services
Our Standard Legal Service subscription provides you with up to 10 hours of legal advice over the year.
This provides you with a single point of contact to the service through a telephone hotline open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
The hotline can deal with straightforward legal matters without delay and will refer more complex or specialised matters on to colleagues with the relevant expertise.
We offer practical and responsive legal advice and assistance across all traditional school and education matters as well as school specific work including:
- Pupil-related matters, for example special educational needs, admissions and exclusions;
- Child protection and safeguarding;
- Commercial contracts, licence agreements and procurement;
- Property related matters including landlord and tenant and conveyancing matters;
- Anti-social behavior;
- Pensions and related matters;
- Employment law; and
- Data protection and freedom of information.
Once you have reached your allocation of hours, further support is available on a buy as you need basis. We will help you manage your inclusive hours by advising you when you are nearing your allocation in a termly statement. If legal work exceeds your allocated hours we will always provide you with a bespoke quotation.
Our Enhanced Legal Service subscription provides you with up to 15 hours of legal advice over the year.
This provides you with a single point of contact to the service through a telephone hotline open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
The hotline can deal with straightforward legal matters without delay and will refer more complex or specialised matters on to colleagues with the relevant expertise.
We offer practical and responsive legal advice and assistance across all traditional school and education matters as well as school specific work including:
- Pupil-related matters, for example special educational needs, admissions and exclusions;
- Child protection and safeguarding;
- Commercial contracts, licence agreements and procurement;
- Property related matters including landlord and tenant and conveyancing matters;
- Anti-social behavior;
- Pensions and related matters;
- Employment law; and
- Data protection and freedom of information.
Once you have reached your allocation of hours, further support is available on a buy as you need basis. We will help you manage your inclusive hours by advising you when you are nearing your allocation in a termly statement. If legal work exceeds your allocated hours we will always provide you with a bespoke quotation.
We have introduced a new Data Protection Officer (DPO) Service to give you peace of mind that your DPO responsibilities are taken care of as part of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
For more details about our new DPO service, click here.
Schools Legal Hotline 01926 412361 schoolenquiries@warwickshire.gov.uk
When you need legal advice, you want pragmatic support from a team that understands you. Our specialist team is large enough to provide advice across all areas of law, on demand, whatever your requirement may be. We offer a fixed fee service for schools that has been designed to save money by offering uniquely low fees and the support of a team that combines education and commercial legal support.
Benefits
- Immediate legal advice and guidance via our Legal Hotline.
- We can support you to navigate the specialist law that relates to schools removing the stress and anxiety of complex legal cases from you.
- Our specialist team is large enough to provide advice across all areas of law.
- Our subscription provides you with a low cost option to provide peace of mind against unforeseen need for legal support.
- Our pricing structures are clear and easy to understand with no hidden charges.
Why Buy our Service
Legal issues can take up a great deal of time for school leaders and can be a significant cause of stress and anxiety when they arise. We know that as a school you have an enhanced need for robust legal advice with a commercial edge. As well as routine legal advice, you may come across more complex matters that take time and specialist support to resolve. Ensuring you have access to the right legal advice at any time is important.
We have worked with schools for over 25 years, delivering high quality, no-nonsense legal advice and our depth of understanding of schools and the environment in which you operate gives you reassurance that we are there to give you advice and support when you need it most.
The Effectiveness of our Service
- Our service provides excellent value for money – the cost of engaging external legal support can be over three times as expensive as our subscription hourly rate.
- We hold the Law Society’s LEXCEL accreditation
- 100% of Hotline enquiries responded to within one working day.
Our Specialisms
- School and educational
- Employment Law
- Property, planning and construction
- Commercial, procurement and contracts
- Safeguarding
- Data protection and FOI
Tailored Services
Our services are flexible and can be tailored to meet your individual needs – please contact us if you would like to discuss arranging a tailored package for your academy.
