HB Public Law is a shared service between a number of Northwest London boroughs and home countries local authorities. Staff are employed by Harrow Council but work for a number of public sector clients. The benefits of the shared legal practice are as follows:
- A greater range and depth of legal expertise.
- More flexibility in response to Council demands.
- Reduced cost.
- Improved career opportunities for staff.
- Improved ability to recruit and retain the best staff; and
- Greater resilience.
The practice now comprises over 150 lawyers, supported by a practice management team, a legal support team and a finance team, with access to a dedicated legal library and comprehensive online legal research materials.
All staff work on a fully integrated case management system, into which all documents are scanned, so that any fee earner can work on any matter, anywhere.
HBPL Culture and Values
- Client Focused
- Ambitious ad Performance Driven
- Expert and Competent
Client Focused
- We will deliver efficient and effective services which meet our clients’ needs
- We will be collaborative - ensuring our clients get the best out of our combined expertise
- We will share our learning, reducing the need to rely on our expertise where possible
- We will be risk aware and outcome focused
Ambitious and Performance Driven
- We will set and continuously review our standards to drive continuous improvement
- We will use data to measure performance
- We will have an enthusiastic and positive mindset to meeting challenges we face
- We will be commercial in our mindset, looking for opportunities to save costs for our clients
- We will seek to positively influence the national agenda to ensure effective legal services for the public sector
- We will place a high value on innovation and creativity
- We will encourage our staff to act on their own initiative to add additional value
Expert and Competent
- We will place a high value on core expertise and competence and on supporting people's development
- We will take responsibility for our own core role, but also look for ways to add value to the clients’ bigger picture goals
- We will create a great team atmosphere between colleagues; both within and between teams
- We will embrace diversity and support staff from a range of backgrounds to excel in their careers
- We will invest in our staff to develop as specialists and to become future public sector leaders
HB Public Law is one of the country's leading local authority legal practices.
We are a Lexcel accredited practice and pride ourselves on delivering a high quality service to several local authority clients, schools, and other public bodies in London and home counties.
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For general enquiries please contact us on;
Telephone: 020 8424 1889
Address: HB Public Law, Harrow Council, Harrow Council Hub, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL
Contact one of the team directly
Sarah Wilson
Assistant Director Legal and Governance
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Paresh Mehta
Chief Legal Advisor
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Giles Gilbert
Chief Legal Advisor
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Vacancies
We are a Lexcel practice and pride ourselves on delivering a high quality service to several local authority clients, schools and other public bodies in London and the home counties.
There are currently no vacancies. Any future vacancies will be displayed on this page.
We are proud of our people – their expert knowledge, their commitment to public service, and their enthusiasm. We are committed to making HB Public Law a great place to work where talented people can thrive and develop rewarding careers.
What makes our people great?
We pride ourselves on being collaborative, friendly, and supportive, where people work in teams and bring out the best in each other. It’s something that our clients often comment on.
Whether you are an experienced lawyer, recently qualified, or looking to train as a lawyer or apprentice, we believe that HB Public Law is a great place to come and build a career.
Work at HB Public Law
We are often looking for talented people with a passion for public service to come and join our team.
You can find our latest vacancies by clicking below.
What some of our people say about their roles at HB Public Law
HB Public Law is a dynamic and fast growing public sector legal practice, working with some of the leading authorities in the UK.
Our shared service model means that authorities benefit from lawyers who are passionate about public service and have deep specialist knowledge and experience – all delivered at highly affordable rates. We make public money go further.
Formed in 2012, initially servicing Harrow and Barnet councils, we have expanded in the space of five years to work with several authorities and one waste authority and have over 150 lawyers based at our offices.
We are ambitious about our development and embrace innovation and change. We are a founder member of the forward thinking London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance and have created the first private/public partnership of its kind with private sector law firm Bevan Brittan.
Our Mission and Values
We are committed to excellence
Our lawyers have a deep understanding of the public sector and bring clients advice that is commercially aware, politically sensitive, relevant and value-adding.
We are collaborative
We work closely with our clients, sharing insight and knowledge, and create a great team atmosphere both with clients and internally within our own teams.
We value our people and invest in them
We are committed to creating a great place to work, embracing diversity and inclusion in an environment where talented people can flourish and develop rewarding careers.
We are innovative and welcome new ideas
We are constantly looking for ways of doing things better, using technology to shape our processes and make them more efficient and effective.
We are motivated by public sector values
We are proud of our role in public service and are committed to using our expertise to help create better communities .
We offer a full range of services across all areas of public law that affect authorities and not-for-profit organisations.
Adult Social Care
We advise on all aspects of adult social care law, including Councils’ responsibilities to the elderly, vulnerable adults and those with mental illness or seeking asylum.
Child Care
Our team of experienced child care lawyers deals with all aspects of child protection, adoption and fostering. We work closely with Children’s Services and neighbouring authorities.
Criminal Litigation
We regularly deal with the prosecution of individuals and businesses for criminal offences including benefit fraud, fly tipping, noise pollution, licensing, health and safety, food hygiene and planning contraventions.
Education
We provide advice and assistance to local authorities and schools on a wide range of education law issues.
Staff Training and Development
HB Public Law is committed to developing its staff and has commissioned a bespoke management development programme.
