Paralegal - Education

The role

Hill Dickinson is seeking a Paralegal to join its Education team in Liverpool. This role offers the opportunity to work with clients across the education sector, including schools, further education institutions, and universities, providing advice on regulatory and compliance issues.

What you'll do

• Advise on the development and application of statutory policies
• Advise on the requirements of equality law, particularly in the context of special educational needs and Children and Families Act 2014 regime
• Support clients with complaints, process management and outcomes
• Provide advice and support with academy trust regulation including funding agreements, notices to improve and the application of the Academy Trust Handbook
• Provide advice and support on decisions to exclude pupils/students, process and outcome
• Provide admissions advice including oversubscription criteria development, local disputes and representations before the Schools Adjudicator
• Provide advice and support on Freedom of Information and Data Protection requests
• Provide governance advice for maintained schools and academy trusts, including drafting documents and liaising with the Department for Education
• Conduct commercial contract reviews and advices
• Provide procurement advice
• Undertake academy transactional work alongside solicitors
• Support sector focussed litigation, including Judicial Review, SEND Tribunal, and County Court proceedings

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