HB PUBLIC LAW

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