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North West housing association names 16 law firms to legal services framework
North West housing association Great Places Housing Group has appointed 16 law firms to a multi-million pound legal services framework.
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The social landlord, which is based in Manchester, has divided the framework into the following lots:
1. Development & Sales
2. Housing Services
3. Finance
4. Human Resources
5. Governance & IT
6. Procurement
2A. Leasehold
The successful firms were:
- Anthony Collins (Lots 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Ashfords (1)
- Bevan Brittan (3, 5)
- Brabners (1, 2, 4, 5)
- Capsticks (1, 2, 2A)
- Clarke Willmott (2, 6)
- Croftons (1, 2, 2A)
- Devonshires (2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- FMGS (4)
- Forbes (2, 2A, 4, 5, 6)
- Stephensons (1)
- TLT (3, 6)
- Trowers and Hamlins (1, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Ward Hadaway (2A, 4)
- Weightmans (1, 2A)
- Wright Hassall (1, 3)
Great Places Housing Group manages 19,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire.
Director of Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer)
£88,185 per annum
Assistant Director - Legal & Governance
£72,686 - £81,742 per annum
Lawyer (Sabbatical)
£50,788 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Advocate
£46,731 - £49,764 per annum
Head of Governance & University Solicitor
Up to £66,537 per annum
Head of Legal Shared Service
Up to £89,000 per annum

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