Local authorities are facing increasing challenges. Re-organisations and structural reform, financial pressures, community engagement and the need to remain dynamic and fair through political, social and economic change; all are complex tasks heightened by intense public scrutiny and media attention. Our teams work across all council service areas and are able to provide the expertise and resource sought by local authorities. Our goal is to deliver expert advice to support you in delivering your evolving roles and objectives.

•    our clients - 150 local authorities across England and Wales
•   our experience - externally endorsed by legal directories 'demonstrating our insight into legal issues faced by local authorities', appointments to public sector consortiums
•    dedicated team of 94 lawyers - based in Nottingham, Birmingham, London and Wales
•    experts in our field - adult and children’s services, Public Private Partnership projects, governance, procurement and constitutional issues, regeneration projects, Building Schools for the Future, Local Improvement Finance Trusts and retirement villages
•   thought leaders – authors of an Local Government Improvement and Development (formerly Improvement and Development Agency) endorsed report on the issues surrounding shared services and specialist articles, running regular seminars

Results: legal partners focussed on delivery; a skilled extension to your team; expert advice combining private sector commercial awareness with in-depth knowledge of local authority requirements and processes