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first class honours for martineau education team 22/10/2008 It's official - the education team at Birmingham law firm Martineau has scooped top honours in the 2008 Legal 500 ranking making it the most accomplished education legal team in the Midlands and London.
Acting for the majority of the colleges and universities in the region, education team head Smita Jamdar has ambitious plans for the firm locally and nationally. In recent months the firm has been appointed to Lancaster University, University of Exeter, Henley College and Enfield College while also securing reappointment to Cardiff University, Stratford upon Avon College, Coventry University and Suffolk New College.
Speaking about the Legal 500 ranking Smita Jamdar comments: "unlike other law firms operating within the education sector we have focused our resources in one central office which brings great benefits to our clients including a speedy response to legal issues and most importantly being able to access specialist lawyers within one building. You can be the best lawyers in the world but if the team is spread across the UK it can often lead to delays in communication and have a negative impact on service delivery - and we know this because our clients tell us.
"The education sector is a dynamic market and it's critical that we can tap into any one of our 100 lawyers regularly acting for colleges and universities up and down the country."
Martineau acts for over 80 educational establishments across the UK advising on a range of issues involving HR, litigation, real estate, intellectual property and corporate finance. Smita Jamdar comments on the parallels between the private sector and the education market. "The education sector is evolving and in many instances the issues we are dealing with in this sector could be the same as any one of our private sector clients - certainly the impact of the credit crunch draws our clients from disparate sectors closer together. But the range of issues we are dealing with cuts across many legal disciplines so it is vital that we are agile and quick to respond to changing demands. Without this capability client service suffers. We are delighted to have achieved top billing in the Legal 500 ratings. It's important to our clients that they are engaging the services of a law firm which is a genuine leader in the education sector and this ranking is further evidence of our ability to add value to our clients."
For further information please contact Smita Jamdar on
smita.jamdar@martineau-uk.com
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