In The Business of Education or Skills?
Involved in a business that is working in the Education and Skills sector? If so, we think you will want to know more about Freeths and our sector leading legal team.
A legal service for businesses in the education and skills sector
Thank you for visiting our education and skills business dedicated web page. Involved in a business that is working in the Education and Skills sector? If so, we think you will want to know more about Freeths and our sector leading legal team. In the fast moving world in which we live, when you need to instruct lawyers, you want to be confident that they understand your business and the issues that are important to you in your business affairs.
When you instruct Freeths expect to receive:
- expert advisors with an excellent track record in representing your sector
- no time consuming and expensive learning curve to be climbed by those who handle your instructions
- commercially focussed advice delivered in terms that understand the working relationships you strive to have with your customers
Expertise
- Employment, pensions & immigration
- Commercial contracts & EdTech
- Corporate finance
- Data privacy & cyber security
- Intellectual property
- International trade
Like to keep up with all things legal affecting your business?
We produce regular briefings on legal issues with articles tailored to the sector providing knowledge that we think you will really want to have.
“We trust Freeths for all our legal advice. They are responsive, knowledgeable of both the law and the education sector and always reliable. They are a pleasure to work with and have never let us down - I have no hesitation in recommending them."
Julia Garvey
Deputy Director General, BESA
“The work undertaken by Freeths demonstrated a good understanding of our needs and we now have a far clearer set of terms and conditions to offer to our customers.”
Dr Rob Kemp
Head of Accredited Coach Training, Barefoot Coaching
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Involved in a business that is working in the education and skills sector? If so, we think you will want to know more about us and our sector leading legal team.
Dive deeper into our specialised services by navigating through the sections. Click on each to uncover detailed insights and real-world applications.
Education is a unique and exciting sector in which to work. Businesses such as yours contribute enormously to the quality of education that is delivered in classrooms not just in the UK but also worldwide.
Our expertise in commercial contracts and EdTech can help your education business navigate IP rights, compliance and new digital legislation.
Whether you find yourself with the challenge of addressing curriculum developments, are keen to introduce more innovation into your products or services or look to expand into wider markets, our team is here to help
We've invested significantly including in technological solutions to assure our clients that we can respond rapidly and positively to issues that could cost a business dearly and place its reputation on the line.
Interested in joining the Freeths Northern Education Business Forum?
11th June 2026 | 8.30am onwards | Leeds
Meeting quarterly in the Freeths Leeds Office, the Forum brings together business leaders and entrepreneurs from the education and skills sector.
The meetings are always lively and provide the opportunity to listen to leading personalities from the sector and to updates on legal issues that have an impact on the sector with presentations focussed on how the law affects your business interests.
Our next event is planned for 11th June with our focus being “Going for Growth”.
The Forum meets in Leeds and there is no charge to attend.
More information and a reservation form will be available in April.
If you would like to learn more about the Forum get in touch with Frank Suttie.
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