Universities and Further Education

Universities and further education providers have to oversee a variety of things at once; from ensuring quality education that will lead to improved prospects for students to staying commercial and creating revenue. In order to achieve your goals and help your students achieve theirs, you need sound advice from sector experts.

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Supporting universities and further education providers

We work with you, providing strategic advice and helping you manage competing internal demands. We can also structure your projects and provide flexible support during secondment arrangements.

Alongside this, we provide bespoke contract playbook reports with red, amber and green reporting along with mitigation steps. Alongside this, we assist with internal investigations, intellectual property matters and funding submissions.

Our experience in the further education arena

Our experience in the further and higher education sector is extensive – we know the challenges providers face and what other institutions are doing. Where needed, we work in collaboration with our specialist team of international lawyers, assisting with international partnerships, recruitment and jurisdictional issues.

Our award-winning Education team provide balanced, easy to understand and up-to-date advice on governance, status and regulatory obligations. Our breadth of expertise as a full-service law firm means we can call on specialists in a range of areas, from data protection and commercial to real estate and employment matters.

Who we work with in the universities and further education sector

Our team work in tandem with key members of your further and higher education institutions, from university secretaries to directors of estates, boards of governors and vice chancellors to principals and directors of commercialisation to ensure all facets of your organisation are covered.

Services from our Education team

50 Years Advising Schools

50 Years Advising Schools
Education Investor Awards 2022 Winner

Education Investor Awards 2022 Winner
Education Investor Awards 2024 Finalist

Education Investor Awards 2024 Finalist
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Investors in People

Legal 500 2025 – Top Tier Firm

Legal 500 2025 – Top Tier Firm
Ranked in Chambers 2025

Ranked in Chambers 2025

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Hear what our clients say about us

Rebecca’s HE expertise has been invaluable, as has the expertise of her colleagues in other legal specialisms. We appreciate the commercial approach of ‘our’ UniFlex team – their ability to see things from our perspective rather than from a purely legal standpoint has been very important.

I also appreciate the flexibility and responsiveness of the service. Our arrangement is for a set number of hours a week, but they aren’t on a particular day. It means we can reach out at short notice and there are no bottlenecks in turning matters around.

Alison Sear University Solicitor and Clerk to the Governing Body

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