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Welcome to the Local Government Lawyer Marketplace Portal.

Here you can find the full range of services that public law departments and lawyers need. For departments, this page provides a directory of specialist legal advisers - including local authority legal departments that provide external services - expert witnesses, consultants, training courses, technology providers and much else besides.

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LLG holds elections for Deputy Vice President and Junior National Lead

LLG (Lawyers in Local Government) has launched elections for the roles of Deputy Vice President and Junior National Lead.

Report on planning in Wales calls for regional footprint of specialist legal teams

Wales’ four corporate joint committees (CJC) - regional bodies comprising local authorities - should assist large scale infrastructure…

Lawyers in Local Government opens LLG Awards 2026 for nominations

Applications for the six categories in the LLG Awards 2026 including Legal Team of the Year have been opened.

Pathfinder Legal names joint chief executives following retirement of Andrew Shufflebotham

Pathfinder Legal, the shared legal service owned by Cambridgeshire County Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, has appointed joint…

LLG launches professional body for monitoring officers with Rachel McKoy as Executive Director

LLG has officially launched a new professional body for monitoring officers with Rachel McKoy – former Director of Law & Governance…

Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP models

Browne Jacobson and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have announced a partnership to develop research aimed at advising…

Tenders and Instructions

Regulator to hold early market engagement as part of £29m procurement of teacher misconduct legal services

The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) is to hold early market engagement ahead of the procurement of external legal services to support the…

Combined authority to select single legal adviser for £1m+ contract supporting waste service

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is to appoint a single legal adviser to provide multi-disciplinary and ongoing legal…

Social Work England launches procurement of legal advisers for ‘Fitness to Practise’ cases

Social Work England (SWE) is seeking to appoint two suppliers to a £40.9m contract to handle ‘Fitness to Practise’ cases as part of plans…

North East housing association to hold pre market engagement on expanded legal services framework

North East social landlord Karbon Homes is to hold preliminary market engagement on renewal of its legal services framework, which it has…

Crown Commercial Service issues tender notice for £600m Legal Panel for the Public Sector

The Crown Commercial Services has issued a tender notice for its proposed Legal Panel for the Public Sector, which is worth an estimated…

Borough council to procure replacement barristers framework agreement

Bedford Borough Council has launched the procurement of its latest barristers framework agreement.

People

Specialist housing barrister returns to Forbes Solicitors as partner

Barrister Lucie Wood has joined Forbes Solicitors as a partner in its Housing & Regeneration team, returning to the firm where she first…

Duncan Field to become managing partner of planning law firm Town Legal

Duncan Field has been named managing partner of leading planning law firm Town Legal, with effect from the start of April 2026.

Planning and infrastructure specialist Simon Bell joins Cornerstone Barristers

Simon Bell, a specialist planning, infrastructure, public, and information law barrister with over 20 years’ experience, has joined…

Winckworth Sherwood strengthens Social Housing team with new partner

Law firm Winckworth Sherwood has bolstered its Social Housing team with the appointment of Shazia Bashir as a Partner.

DWF hires Williams to lead public sector disputes team

Law firm DWF has appointed Ed Williams as a partner in Leeds as part of a drive to develop its national public sector disputes practice.

Landmark Chambers bolsters planning team with arrival of Scott Stemp and George Mackenzie

Planning specialists Scott Stemp and George Mackenzie have joined Landmark Chambers.

Technology

Lawyers need more guidance on use of AI, Law Society tells Government

Lawyers need to be given "clear, practical guidance" on the existing rules around the use of AI, the Law Society has urged in a response to…

City council to hold preliminary market engagement exercise on £1.68m legal case management solution

Manchester City Council is to hold a preliminary market engagement exercise regarding its legal case management system requirements.

Courts service accused of taking “several years” to react to IT bug that caused evidence to go missing

A leaked report has claimed it took several years for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to…

Senior judges fire warning over misuse of AI before courts and tell those in profession with leadership responsibilities to take practical measures to prevent it happening

Practical and effective measures must be taken by those within the legal profession with individual leadership responsibilities and by…

Councils to use AI for preparing meeting minutes as part of Government trial

Local councils across the country are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at streamlining tasks in the planning process…

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary issues refreshed guidance on use of AI by judicial office holders

Senior judges have issued updated guidance aimed at assisting judicial office holders in relation to the use of Artificial Intelligence…

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