Browne Jacobson education team secures five top tier rankings in latest Legal 500
Browne Jacobson’s education team has been confirmed as a national powerhouse after securing five Tier 1 rankings in the latest edition of Legal 500 for the very first time.
Browne Jacobson’s education team has been confirmed as a national powerhouse after securing five Tier 1 rankings in the latest edition of Legal 500 for the very first time.
This year the firm’s South West based team improved its ranking to Tier 1 meaning the firm nationally and all five of its teams in Birmingham, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham are now awarded the directory’s highest ranking.
Described as an “outstanding” and “very knowledgeable team”, the firm’s education practice supports over 1300 schools and academies from its five-office national network. The team’s market-leading reputation means that they are often the first port of call for education clients seeking advice and support on matters attracting political, societal and media attention and a hallmark of the team’s approach is to combine their legal expertise and deep education sector understanding to provide advice that enables their clients to navigate the evolving education landscape.
This year, one client told Legal 500 that Browne Jacobson were an “exceptional company to work with …. sage advice, professional input and guidance. Their understanding of the education sector is exceptional” and another commented that the education team had a “uniqueness built around their helpful and valued mix of support and challenge. They provide more than a service. They challenge our thinking, offer different often unique perspectives and contribute effectively to our mission”.
The “outstanding” head of education Mark Blois is named in Legal 500’s ‘Hall of Fame’ for Education (Schools) and Education (institutions) for London and for the Public Sector in the East Midlands. Mark is also ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the East Midlands alongside partners Dai Durbridge (North West), Julia Green (London, South West) and Richard Freeth and Nick MacKenzie (West Midlands). They are joined by recent hire Charlotte Antoniou who is ranked as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ with Legal Director Lydia Michaelson-Yeates and Senior Associate Hayley O’Sullivan (West Midlands) and Senior Associate Victoria Hatton (South West) named as ‘Rising Stars’.