Laura Partridge

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Laura has been ranked ‘recommended lawyer’ for the past five years. Laura is widely known throughout the education sector as being an exceptional lawyer and a leader in her field.

Laura has been providing legal support and advice to schools and academies for over six years. Starting her career at a top 100 law firm, she was instrumental in growing the education team at that firm to be one of the largest and best respected in the Country.

Having gained considerable experience of working in a large law firm and seeing both the good and the bad of the legal profession, Laura left to establish her own firm with like-minded colleagues. Laura wanted to break the stereotype of law firms putting billing and firm politics ahead of client service. This inspired Laura to establish PHP Law allowing her to put into effect her ethos of placing the clients at the heart of everything she does.

Over the time that Laura has been practising in the sector she has worked with a number of the largest multi academy trusts in the Country advising on all aspects of the laws that affect trusts and schools. She has a particular specialism and expertise in the re-brokerage of academies and trust governance.

Laura also led the team which delivered an innovative back office outsourcing project for a multi academy trust. Her work on this project led to the service provider becoming a PHP client.

Laura is exceptionally well networked with contacts across all of the key organisations which influence and direct the education world including the Department for Education, the Education and Skills Funding Agency, the Charity Commission and local authorities.