PwC has appointed Ed Stacey as the firm’s new head of legal services. Mr Stacey has worked in PwC’s legal services business since 2009 and headed its employment law practice since 2012. He will be responsible for leading PwC’s multi-disciplinary legal service which launched last year, and continue to lead the employment law team. As head of employment law, Ed has been involved in advising firms on their gender pay gap reporting requirements. He has over 20 years experience in legal services. Before joining PwC he was a solicitor at the Royal Bank of Scotland and trained as a lawyer at CMS Cameron McKenna. Shirley Brookes, who has been head of legal services since 2013,  remains a partner in legal services and will focus on supporting some of the firm’s largest clients.

Exceptional growth

Commenting on his appointment, Ed Stacey, head of legal services at PwC, said: 'I’m delighted to be asked to lead our growing multi-disciplinary legal service. We have seen exceptional growth across our business in recent years and I am looking forward to leading the next phase of our growth plans. Our aim remains to focus on those areas that complement the services PwC provides more broadly to give our clients holistic, innovative business solutions to their issues.'

Legal services

PwC’s legal services has 17 partners, 31 directors and a 350-strong UK team in total, based in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. It focuses on areas such as cyber security and data protection, corporate reorganisation, disputes, employment, immigration, M&A, pensions and technology.