Provison of Legal Services

Tender description

Provision of legal services Lot 1: Education Prosecutions To provide advice and representation in relation to Education Prosecutions raised by the Council under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Lot 2: Lot 2 Employment To provide advice and representation on all aspects of employment law including, but not limited to, the matters listed in the scope of requirements below. Advice and representation on equal pay and related discrimination claims arising from the Council’s pay and grading structure are excluded from this lot Lot 3: Corporate To advise and assist the Council in relation to any requirement it may have regarding corporate / commercial legal services planning, roads and environment law local government and public law complex, high value or novel property law and conveyancing (excluded from the scope of the General Conveyancing Lot (Lot 6)) Lot 4: General Litigation To provide advice and assistance to the Council on all aspects of civil litigation, including representation at courts and tribunals as required. Work falling under the lots 2 (employment), 1 (education prosecutions) and 5 (social work children and families) is excluded from this lot. Lot 5: Children & Families - Advice and Representation To advise and assist the Council on its statutory rights and responsibilities in relation to children and young persons, and to provide advice and representation as required. Working with the Council’s in-house legal team or directly on the instruction of Social Work Services Lot 6: General Conveyancing General Conveyancing Lot 7: Construction Construction advice