Public sector

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Overview

Work for the public sector is as much about fitting in as it is about knowing the law. At Manches, we understand that providing effective legal support for the public sector requires much more than just a knowledge of the law; you need lawyers who also know and understand your world. We take it as read that you expect us to be experts in the areas of law important to you and to back this up with practical (recent) experience. 

We also recognise that you need a firm dedicated to providing a bespoke, innovative service that is built around the values that you promote. This means understanding the importance to you of valuing every person, being a responsible organisation, providing sensitive, tailored solutions, promoting diversity and recognising the constraints created by project and departmental budgets and your processes and accountability to a range of stakeholders.

You need a firm that is prepared to approach the relationship like a marathon, rather than a sprint; it is about working within today's constraints in order to protect, build and improve public service provision for the future. We give great importance to building long-term relationships with our clients, based on a thorough understanding of their needs and the worlds in which they operate. The public sector is important to us; we value our public sector clients highly and many of our most important and long-standing clients are in this sector.

Our public sector team has experience of this from the inside out; they are regularly seconded to public sector bodies. Our lawyers have worked both in and for public sector bodies. We provide an integrated, professional service across a range of relevant disciplines.

To learn more about our experience and particular areas of specialism, please click on the links below:

• Corporate responsibility
• Public procurement
• EU law
• Data protection
• Major infrastructure projects and PFI
• Vires and governance
• Dispute resolution and litigation
• Employment
• Planning and property
• Sustainability
• Education