Anthony Collins Solicitors (ACS) has recently appointed a new partner to its local government team.
Claire Ward (pictured), a leading lawyer in local government, joins the firm bringing extensive expertise, most recently as monitoring officer and director of governance and legal services at Herefordshire Council, where she also served as acting deputy chief executive. Prior to her role in Herefordshire, Claire worked for Cumbria County Council, after qualifying as a solicitor.
In her new position at ACS, Claire will play a key advisory role in supporting local authorities nationwide and in offering important advice for council monitoring officers, chief executives and other senior officers on governance issues. Claire will work alongside Olwen Brown—consultant at ACS and nationally leading local government lawyer—in the governance team.
Commenting on her appointment, Claire said: 'It is a great time to be joining the growing team at ACS, working with Olwen Brown and other colleagues as the firm’s local government work and national reputation for its governance work goes from strength to strength. ACS’s mission and core values resonate with my own purpose as a legal professional with a passion for local government, and I look forward to the results that we’ll achieve as a team.'
