Midlands law firm Wright Hassall has expanded its public sector commercial offering with the appointment of an experienced procurement solicitor.
Suzannah Lucas has returned to her Warwickshire roots to join the Leamington-based firm as a senior associate.
The 31-year-old, who was educated at King’s High School in Warwick, joins Wright Hassall having previously worked at a major Birmingham firm and most recently in the in-house commercial law team at the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Her time at the MoD included a secondment as a legal adviser at OCCAR – an international organisation set-up to achieve commercial best-practice in international defence projects.
Suzannah has strong experience of procurement regulations, complex contracts and regulatory requirements and adds further strength to the firm’s highly-rated Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial team.
She will play a key role expanding Wright Hassall’s procurement offering, advising blue-chip corporate clients, charities and not-for-profit organisations, the public sector and housing associations on all aspects of procurement law including The Public Contract Regulations 2015, what Brexit could mean in relation to procurement processes and all aspects of major outsourcing projects.
Suzannah said: “Wright Hassall is a highly-regarded firm which I’ve known for some time so I’m delighted to have joined.
“The opportunity to become part of a firm which has a strong reputation for the quality of its work and reputation for managing big projects really appealed to me and I believe my commercial and outsourcing experience make me a good fit for Wright Hassall.”
Pete Maguire, partner in the Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial team at Wright Hassall, added: “Suzannah has vast experience across a wide range of the firm’s key sector specialisms and it’s a great coup for Wright Hassall to add her to our team.”