Shakespeare Martineau appointed as sole legal advisors by major college group.

Shakespeare Martineau has been appointed by Capital City College Group (CCCG) as its new sole legal advisor for an initial contract period of four years.

Capital City College Group is the largest further education provider in London with three colleges – City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College and the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London – and the third largest provider in the UK. The group also has a training arm delivering apprenticeships and courses for employers via Capital City College Training. CCCG also helped found Visionnaires, a social enterprise for entrepreneurs, and 01 Founders, a unique coding school.

Shakespeare Martineau has been acting for clients across the education sector for several decades and has a strong and growing practice in further education, having acted for further education colleges since their incorporation in 1992.

Tom Long, partner and head of further education at Shakespeare Martineau said: “We are thrilled to be appointed to act as legal advisors to Capital City College Group. As one of the largest further education providers in the UK, it is a real show of confidence in our further education practice. We have again recently been ranked as a top tier firm for education law in London by Legal 500 and we are delighted to now be advising the largest FE provider in the capital.”

Graham Drummond, Director of Governance at Capital City College Group said: “We had been looking for a sole provider to meet our complex legal needs and Shakespeare Martineau’s offering fitted the bill perfectly. The transition to using Shakespeare Martineau has been smooth and we are very pleased with the responsiveness and quality of advice being provided.”