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Education.
Position
Nick leads the education team on corporate and governance matters and also heads up the firm's Birmingham education team.
He has particular expertise in developing innovative approaches to academy groups, collaborations in the education sector and Teaching Schools. He provides strategic board advice to many of our group clients regularly attending Board meetings to provide advice and guidance.
He has extensively written guidance on governance, academy groups and school collaboration for ASCL, NGA, FASNA and NASBM. He has also supported the sector by leading on numerous thought leadership projects including the firm's annual school leaders survey which is now in its fourth year and carried out in conjunction with ASCL.
Career
Qualified 2003; Anthony Collins Solicitors 2003-07; Browne Jacobson 2007 to date; partner 2012. Director Arden Academy.
Education
Oxford Brookes University (1996 LLB Hons).
London: Public sector
Education: schools
Within: Education: schools
Browne Jacobson LLP provides 'five-star service every time' across areas such as company structures, academy conversions, governance, safeguarding, funding and land issues. It is advising on the creation of the Westcountry Schools Trust, which involved the transfer of six schools. In other work, it is handling whistleblowing issues, a disability discrimination claim and parental complaints. The highly experienced Mark Blois heads the education team nationally and Nick Mackenzie, who specialises in governance and corporate matters, heads the Birmingham team and has 'exceptional knowledge of the sector and is always able to provide sound, clear advice'. Other key partners include Adrian Shardlow, Richard Freeth and Dai Durbridge, 'who is just an outstanding presenter who can make the dullest of topics interesting'.
West Midlands: Public sector
Education
Within: Leading individuals
Nick Mackenzie - Browne Jacobson LLP
Within: Education
Browne Jacobson LLP 's repertoire in education includes advising on employment, property and governance issues. Nick Mackenzie heads the team and recently advised Pershore High School on its conversion into a multi academy trust and the establishment of new governance arrangements. He also assisted The Mercian Trust with setting up a new multi academy trust, which incorporated both Queen Mary’s Grammar School and Queen Mary’s High School. Academy conversions expert Richard Freeth is also a key figure, who advised Everton Football Club on its arrangements with a nearby MAT, the DfE and ESFA, which involved supporting the club’s academy players with their educational needs. Helen Badger works on employment matters and advised a multi academy trust on a grievance and whistle-blowing investigation.