I am a Partner at Stone King, the Head of Further Education for the firm’s national FE practice and Joint Head of Education Sector. I am also the firm’s Deputy Chair and a member of the Partnership Council. Part of the nationwide dedicated, talented and passionate Education Team at Stone King, I specialise in advising education providers on strategic and contractual/commercial issues. I have particular expertise in leading projects, handling contract negotiations, drafting agreements and advising on information law compliance. I work closely with education sector clients on a daily basis, supporting the teams at a range of colleges, multi-academy trusts and other education providers throughout England and draw together the wider team to ensure an expert, joined up and effective approach. I speak at sector conferences including those organised by the Association of Colleges, the College Finance Directors Group and the Clerks Network, am author of the Further Education Overview section for Thomson Reuters’ legal publication WestLaw and am a contributor for leading national legal publication New Law Journal. Stone King is a law firm that thinks and works differently. The firm focuses its energy on knowing its clients in order to get the job done as efficiently and effectively as possible by encouraging early intervention in legal issues and applying deep client sector knowledge. This approach has helped the firm to build a reputation for excellence amongst both private and commercial clients, and its strategic focus has earned it the position of national leader in the charity and education sectors. Stone King is independently recognised as a leading law firm by both Chambers and the Legal 500 and ranked one of the UK’s top 200 law firms by The Lawyer.Find out more at www.stoneking.co.uk.
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