Could you please send me the following information:
1. What is your spend with external law firms (please provide for the last 4 financial years)?
| Year | Spend |
| 2019/20 | £393,257 |
| 2020/21 | £357,685 |
| 2021/22 | £486,901 |
| 2022/23 | £299,613 |
2. Do you use eBilling technology to manage your law firms billing (e.g. systems such as Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Apperio, CT Tymetrix, Mitratech etc.)?
No.
3. Who is your Head of Legal or General Counsel (please provide email address)?
The Director of Legal and Democratic Services is Maria Price – maria.price@devon.gov.uk.
4. Who is your Head of Procurement (please provide email address)?
The Assistant Director of Procurement is Justin Bennetts – justin.bennetts@devon.gov.uk.
5. Do you have a law firm panel / preferred supplier list / use a framework to buy your external law firm services? Please provide details were possible.
In addition to the EM Lawshare Framework, we also use the Crown Commercial Services Public Sector Legal Services Framework (RM6240) and the NHS Shared Business Services Ltd Framework.