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Dickinson Dees celebrates new educational partnership

Dickinson Dees have been awarded a contract to provide legal services and advice to Leeds City College, one of the largest further education colleges in the UK.

After the law firm completes its Yorkshire office move from York to Leeds, it will advise the college on property law, student related issues, as well as general matters relating to education.

Rowan Ferguson, head of education at Dickinson Dees, commented: “We are delighted to have been appointed to the panel.

“It is a ringing endorsement of the skills we possess in this highly competitive sector and we look forward to working with Leeds City College to provide them with first-class legal advice.”

Leeds City College is the latest addition to a number of further education colleges and Universities the firms already works with, including Durham, Newcastle and Northumbria Universities as well as Gateshead and Middlesbrough Colleges.

As well as celebrating the new contract, the firm is also celebrating after it was recently short-listed as Legal Adviser of the Year by Education Investor Magazine.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .