Legal Service
The Service Offer
Subscription Services
Buy as You Need Services
Subscription services
Provides ten hours of legal advice over the year. If you need more hours please contact us for a quote.
Your subscription provides you with a single point of contact through a telephone hotline, Monday to Friday. The hotline can respond to straightforward matters without delay and refer complex / specialised matters to colleagues with relevant expertise.
No surprises.
Reached your allocation of hours? No problem. Extra support is available on a buy as you need basis at subscriber rates.
This comprehensive service helps you meet the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UKGDPR).
Working in partnership with your senior leadership team and staff who manage data, this service delivers all the work of a Data Protection Officer (DPO), it:
- Provides a named officer, with support from our specialist DPO service team and legal advisors
- Monitors compliance with the UKGDPR and other data protection law, including support for managing internal
- data protection activities, advising on data protection impact assessments, training staff and conducting
- internal audits
- Acts as the first point of contact for supervisory authorities and for individuals whose data is processed
- eLearning for your staff
- Annual compliance check which will result in recommendations and overall feedback
Schools Legal Hotline - 01926 412361 - schoolenquiries@warwickshire.gov.uk
DPO - 01926 412859 - schooldpo@warwickshire.gov.uk
On demand legal support.
Benefits
- Remove the stress of complex legal cases
- Immediate advice and guidance via our Legal Hotline
- Steeply discounted hourly rate for pre-paid time and special subscriber rates for further advice required
- A dedicated team with a large department of specialists to support more complex needs
- Fast response for peace of mind in emergencies
Why use us
We have helped relieve stress, and delivered robust legal advice to the education and commercial sectors for over 25 years. Routine or complex: our customers know they can call us for specialist advice and support to meet the legal challenges of the education sector.
Our Specialisms
- Dedicated education team
- Pupil-related matters – special educational needs, admissions and exclusions
- Child protection and safeguarding
- Property related matters – landlord, tenant, and conveyancing matters
- Disputes with parents
- Commercial contracts, licence agreements, and procurement
- Anti-social behaviour, social media
- Pensions and related matters
- Employment matters
- UK GDPR, data protection and freedom of information
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 school.