Mark Lawton

Experience

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  Ford and Warren

  Oct 1988 - Aug 1998

  Partner (Head of Construction)

  Started and built the construction practice, having originally been articled at the firm

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  The Ridings Housing Association

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  The Ridings Housing Association

  Non-Executive Part Time Board Member

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  Watson Burton Law Firm

  Aug 1998 - Oct 2013

  Partner

  Head of Construction Dispute Resolution

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  Sude Hill Limited

  Nov 2013 - now

  Managing Director

  Specialised in all forms of construction dispute resolution for more than 25 years. Typical clients include Developers, House Builders, Employers and Contractors, giving 360 degree industry experience.I left the traditional law firm partnership model to operate as a virtual lawyer. Clients therefore get me, not a junior lawyer. I work from home, everything is done on-line, I outsource typically to other virtual construction lawyers in my network or very bright junior counsel (to maintain cost advantage) if and when I need the extra resource. No big office overhead, minimal operational overheads, complete control over my charging rate and what I actually bill, no recorded time recovery rate to achieve, no billing target to hit, with no compromise ever on quality or delivery.Goal: very simply, to resolve every dispute on a commercial basis having listened to what each client actually wants to achieve. Whenever necessary, to litigate very commercially and extremely cost effectively as a virtual lawyer. Show less

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  Board Apprentice Limited

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Director

  A global not for profit organisation making a real difference to boardroom efficacy by widening the pool of board ready diversifying candidates.

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  Digital Nomad

  Jan 2018 - now

  Director
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  Milners Solicitors

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Senior Solicitor