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
