News & Events

Listed below are the national news items and national events.

Simon Goacher raises over £6000 for the UK Sepsis Trust, a Charity Very Close to his Heart
Publish date: 25/10/2018
Undertaking the Birmingham Half Marathon in memory and honour of his partner, Sam; Simon Goacher of Weightmans, corporate partner of LLG, speaks openly about the devastating impact sepsis has had upon his life.
Judith Barnes Braves the Shave for Macmillian Charity
Publish date: 25/10/2018
Judith Barnes, our corporate partner from Bevan Brittan has braved the shave to raise money for Macmillian Cancer Charity in honour of her mother and a close colleague and friend. Click to see the amazing before and after photos and a link to donate. LLG congratulates Macmillian for their amazing work and salutes Judith for such a selfless act of kindness.
Knowledge Management Software House Iken to sponsor LLG Awards 2018
Publish date: 25/10/2018
Iken will sponsor this year’s Lawyers in Local Government Awards, to take place in London on 9 November 2018. Iken provides the knowledge management platform that brings everyone and everything together to enable teams to work more effectively. Iken’s market-leading case management platform is used by in-house teams across the UK Public Sector, incorporating a breadth of functionality from management information and process management to time recording and document bundling.
LLG Awards 2018 Finalists Announced!
Publish date: 23/10/2018
Finalists in the LLG Awards 2018 are announced. Click to view the councils in with a chance of taking home a title on 9th November 2018 in London.
The LLG Governance Conference 2018 - Great Success
Publish date: 10/10/2018
The LLG Governance Conference 2018 held in Gateshead this year was a phenomenal showcase of legal expertise and pragmatic governance. Opened by our President, Suki Binjal, click here to read the President's Speech including coverage of the local authority landscape and LLG's finger on the pulse. Pictures also included!
Last Chance to Book for Free Commercialisation Training Presented Anthony Collins
Publish date: 04/09/2018
Book your free place on the Anthony Collins Commercialisation Training Course on 27th September 2018 from 9.30am, to 1.15pm in Birmingham open to all levels. Click for details
LLG Award Nominations Deadline Extended to 7th September 2018
Publish date: 30/08/2018
The LLG Award Nominations for 2018 have been extended to the 7th September 2018 to take account of the summer break. Do not miss out on the recognition you and your team deserve! It is quick and easy to apply at first stage. Forms are easily accessible by clicking on this item.
National law firm Anthony Collins Solicitors to sponsor LLG Awards 2018
Publish date: 24/08/2018
Anthony Collins Solicitors (ACS) will sponsor the 2018 Lawyers in Local Government Awards in the, taking place on 9 November in London. As a provider of legal services to the local government sector, ACS is sponsoring the prestigious ‘Local Government Team of the Year’ award, which will be given to the local authority legal team that can demonstrate most creativity, innovation, knowledge, client sensitivity/responsiveness and contribution to corporate, diversity and community objectives. Head of Local Government at ACS, Olwen Dutton, commented, “Local authorities face constant challenges to provide services to their communities in difficult circumstances. They need to find innovative and creative ways to maintain service standards while reducing costs, and this award is fantastic recognition of their work. We work closely with Lawyers in Local Government to support legal professionals across the sector, and these awards are pivotal in acknowledging their work”.
Weekend School 2019
Publish date: 23/08/2018
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LLG Awards 2018 Now Open for Nomination!
Publish date: 15/08/2018
The awards recognise the dedication and expertise of local government lawyers across England & Wales. It has never been so important to champion the pivotal work undertaken by our membership every single day. Raise the status of lawyers in local government and recognise your team, colleagues or even yourself! Nominate today as applications close 3rd September 2018. Get Tweeting at #LLGAwards18 and visit @LLGLegal to get connected

Blog

9 April 2021

Publish date: 09/04/2021

It was a great privilege for Aneeka and I to be appointed to the LLG board this year, as your new Membership Directors. It's been a busy start to our new roles, and we were buoyed by the successful outcome of the exit cap legal challenge. This will safeguard the pension rights of many loyal employees up and down the country. Clearly not seeing enough litigation in our "day jobs", the board are also taking legal action regarding virtual meeting provision. Such action is not necessarily typical of the board, and we do not take it lightly. However, we are ultimately a membership body and our job on the board is to promote your interests. Our board are also here to support you in upholding good governance and democratic participation. We hope it provides reassurance to know that we are doing so. On a happier note, we're also working on some exciting projects like graduate recruitment and our first ever virtual work experience week this summer. Likewise, we're implementing a full programme of online training and courses, until we're all able to meet again safely in person (although worryingly I've been told I look better with a mask on….) We do hope that you're able to become involved in some of that activity.

Kieran McGaughey, Commercial Solicitor, Newcastle City Council

Stronger together. Cliched but true. LLG is there for you- and we are stronger together.

The relentless ever evolving change in local government law and practice during these unprecedented times led to a discovery of new ways of working and exposed the truth on capability beyond the 'norm'. The global pandemic forced each government arm to work on a larger collaborative scale and lawyers in local government were no exception.

The recent loss of the local government seat on the Law Society council now places a greater need on local government lawyers to proactively become involved in LLG as their representative body.

The regional SAA group in my area has provided an amazing network and sound board for the new ways of practice in the specific field. The SAA provided a 'team' outside of the local government I work in – with shared problems, shared ideas and shared best practice; often addressing issues and concerns that no-one in my own team had practical experience of.

The vision for local government legal practice is brighter if we support our common work outside our authority, become involved with the regional group, share ideas through the forum and actively become involved whether regionally or nationally.

Aneeka Sarwar, Solicitor, Bradford Council