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Network Homes, a housing association which owns and manages more than 21,000 homes across London and Hertfordshire, has appointed seven law firms to a solicitors framework worth £4m.
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A contract award notice published this week reveals that the successful firms were:
- Bevan Brittan
- Capsticks
- Devonshires
- Penningtons Manches Cooper
- TLT
- Trowers & Hamlins
- Winckworth Sherwood
The contract notice said the framework was to be divided into the following lots:
- Property & Development: Funding; Site acquisition and planning; Contracts and procurement advice; Contractual delivery vehicles; Construction; Acquisition and disposals; Sales and leases; Other specialist advice.
- Finance; Governance; Corporate; Housing management; Litigation; General Advice; Housing and Asset Management Advice including leasehold management and disputes; Procurement; HR.
The contract notice had said the framework was expected to last for four years.
Assistant Director - Legal & Governance
£72,686 - £81,742 per annum
Head of Governance & University Solicitor
Up to £66,537 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
Director of Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer)
£88,185 per annum

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