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We are looking for a talented individual to provide an extensive range of facilities management services and deliver our Health & Safety programme.Our ideal person will have previous experience of working in a hands-on facilities management role, be qualified in the field of Health & Safety and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. A "can-do" attitude is a must and you will be naturally proactive but also disciplined in your approach to work.Experience of a ...

We are currently looking for two employment solicitors to join our firm.Both roles will involve undertaking a broad range of assignments within our employment team and the successful candidate can expect to be primarily involved in respondent work. Ideally we are looking for 3-6 years pqe in employment law, with demonstrable experience in marketing and supervision. There is a possibility of Associateship for the right candidate. If you are interested in applying please contact Carol Stone - ...

A Shakespeare Putsman team led by partner Matthew Sutton has advised Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council on Europe's largest education outsourcing contract. The Birmingham law firm advised on the negotiation and award of the 12-year contract which has a value of £345m. Serco Group won the contract and will deliver education support services to the Council and to Walsall's 119 schools. In addition it will introduce a number of new initiatives intended to support the economic and ...

Melanie Mapstone has joined the corporate team as an associate. Melanie comes to Shakespeare Putsman from the Redditch office of Browning & Co where she advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate sales, disposals, management buy-outs, share option agreements and joint ventures and trading contracts. Her experience will bring additional expertise to a corporate team which is particularly noted for its work on deals with a value of between £1m and £10m. "One of the things that ...

Birmingham law firm Shakespeare Putsman has recruited two new partners. Paula Whelan joins Shakespeare Putsman as an employment partner this week while ex-Pinsent Masons partner Andrew Hartshorn will head up the firm's growing IT and technology team from September. Paula was previously an in-house employment lawyer for Christian Salvesen, part of the French-owned international logistics business Norbert Dentressangle, and brings with her extensive experience of advising on restructures, redundancies, TUPE, Tribunal litigation and discrimination across the ...