Major housing association names ten firm to legal services panel
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One of the country’s largest housing associations, Orbit Group, has appointed ten law firms to a legal services framework agreement estimated to be worth more than £500,000.
In all 16 tenders were received and the successful firms were:
- Devonshires
- Capsticks Solicitors
- Bevan Brittan
- Clarke Willmott
- Anthony Collins Solicitors
- Shakespeare Martineau
- Wright Hassall
- Penningtons Manches
- Birketts
- Trowers and Hamlins
The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60) and price (weighting: 40).
Orbit Group aims to deliver 20,000 new homes over the next ten years. It currently manages a portfolio of 42,000 homes across the Midlands, the East and South East.
Senior Legal Officer (Non Contentious)
£41,771 - £45,091 per annum
Principal Lawyer – Contracts
£61,325 - £70,706 per annum
Principal Property Lawyer and Team Leader
£52,413 - £57,146 per annum, plus 10% market supplement
Principal Lawyer – Litigation and Licensing
£61,325 - £70,706 per annum
Litigation Solicitor/Principal Litigation Solicitor
£116,502.11 - £121,679.98 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Social Care (Child Protection)
£53,460 - £58,749 per annum
Associate Director - Legal and Democratic Services
£81,192 - £89,989 per annum, plus £5,000 Monitoring Officer allowance
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