Welcome to the Local Government Lawyer Marketplace Portal.
Here you can find the full range of services that public law departments and lawyers need. For departments, this page provides a directory of specialist legal advisers - including local authority legal departments that provide external services - expert witnesses, consultants, training courses, technology providers and much else besides.
Market NewsLawyers in Local Government opens LLG Awards 2026 for nominationsApplications for the six categories in the LLG Awards 2026 including Legal Team of the Year have been opened.
Pathfinder Legal names joint chief executives following retirement of Andrew ShufflebothamPathfinder Legal, the shared legal service owned by Cambridgeshire County Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, has appointed joint…
LLG launches professional body for monitoring officers with Rachel McKoy as Executive DirectorLLG has officially launched a new professional body for monitoring officers with Rachel McKoy – former Director of Law & Governance…
Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP modelsBrowne Jacobson and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have announced a partnership to develop research aimed at advising…
Legal Services Board calls for regulators to provide clear information in wake of Mazur judgmentThe Legal Services Board (LSB) has called for clear and accurate information to be made available to lawyers and legal professionals…
North Wales solicitor becomes 181st president of the Law SocietyMark Evans has this week become the first president of the Law Society to hail from Wales in 22 years, and only the third in its 200-year…
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Tenders and InstructionsCrown Commercial Service issues tender notice for £600m Legal Panel for the Public SectorThe Crown Commercial Services has issued a tender notice for its proposed Legal Panel for the Public Sector, which is worth an estimated…
Borough council to procure replacement barristers framework agreementBedford Borough Council has launched the procurement of its latest barristers framework agreement.
Consortium of housing associations to procure £96m legal services frameworkThe Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance (HALA) has launched the procurement of its next legal services framework agreement, which is…
Trowers & Hamlins advises North West council on next stage of major regeneration schemeLaw firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised Bolton Council on the selection of new developers, MPEC, for the next state of the Crompton Place…
University names nine firms to legal services open frameworkNottingham Trent University has named seven law firms and two patent and trade mark attorneys to a multi-milllion pound open framework…
Trowers & Hamlins advises Southern Housing on £2.38 billion Capital Investment Agreements programmeLaw firm Trowers & Hamlins has supported Southern Housing in the procurement of its new Capital Investment Agreement programme, which was…
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PeoplePlanning and infrastructure specialist Simon Bell joins Cornerstone BarristersSimon Bell, a specialist planning, infrastructure, public, and information law barrister with over 20 years’ experience, has joined…
Winckworth Sherwood strengthens Social Housing team with new partnerLaw firm Winckworth Sherwood has bolstered its Social Housing team with the appointment of Shazia Bashir as a Partner.
DWF hires Williams to lead public sector disputes teamLaw firm DWF has appointed Ed Williams as a partner in Leeds as part of a drive to develop its national public sector disputes practice.
Landmark Chambers bolsters planning team with arrival of Scott Stemp and George MackenziePlanning specialists Scott Stemp and George Mackenzie have joined Landmark Chambers.
Transport for London confirms new Legal Directors following strategic reviewTransport for London (TfL) has confirmed the appointment of two new Legal Directors following a strategic review of the legal department's…
Cornerstone Barristers names Andrew Bisbey as Senior ClerkCornerstone Barristers has appointed Andrew Bisbey as its new Senior Clerk. Bisbey joins Cornerstone from No5 Barristers’ Chambers, where…
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TechnologyLawyers need more guidance on use of AI, Law Society tells GovernmentLawyers need to be given "clear, practical guidance" on the existing rules around the use of AI, the Law Society has urged in a response to…
City council to hold preliminary market engagement exercise on £1.68m legal case management solutionManchester City Council is to hold a preliminary market engagement exercise regarding its legal case management system requirements.
Courts service accused of taking “several years” to react to IT bug that caused evidence to go missingA leaked report has claimed it took several years for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to…
Senior judges fire warning over misuse of AI before courts and tell those in profession with leadership responsibilities to take practical measures to prevent it happeningPractical and effective measures must be taken by those within the legal profession with individual leadership responsibilities and by…
Councils to use AI for preparing meeting minutes as part of Government trialLocal councils across the country are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at streamlining tasks in the planning process…
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary issues refreshed guidance on use of AI by judicial office holdersSenior judges have issued updated guidance aimed at assisting judicial office holders in relation to the use of Artificial Intelligence…
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Comment and Analysis
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Events
European Data Protection & Privacy Programme Management - DPO Ready - The Training Centre
23-02-2026
Online (live)
Planning Law Update Wales for Local Authorities and Other Government - FTB 
The Procurement Act - One Year On - DWF 
Safeguarding Issues and Fairness in Investigations and Hearings - 3PB
24-02-2026 11:00 am
Online (live)
Children and Young People (DoL, Competency and Capacity) - Peter Edwards Law Training
25-02-2026
Online (live)
The ERA – An Overview - Sharpe Pritchard 
Court of Protection Property and Financial Affairs Webinar Series: Contested Statutory Will Application - 39 Essex Chambers
02-03-2026
Online (live)
Housing and Homelessness Conference - Birmingham 2026 - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
03-03-2026 9:30 am
East Midlands
Roundtable Event: Risks arising from Inquests and Legal Update - Devonshires 
Law Enforcement Data Processing and Part 3 of the DPA 2018 - Act Now
05-03-2026 10:00 am
Online (live)
Cross-Border Placements of Children - Justin Gray, Trinity Chambers
05-03-2026 3:00 pm
Online (live)
Grappling with S73 - variations of conditions applications or appeals - Ivy Legal
09-03-2026
Online (live)
The General Data Protection Regulation - Act Now 