North West Leicestershire legal team first to sign up to 'service exchange'

The team said it plans to offer its services in the following areas:

• Contracts and procurement;
• Regulatory and enforcement;
• Property;
• Landlord, tenant and housing;
• Planning and development;
• Licensing; and
• Corporate governance and standards.

The department is targeting educational establishments, charities and trusts as well as other local authorities as potential clients.

Elizabeth Warhurst, head of legal at NWLDC, said: “This really is the changing face of in-house council legal teams…..We’re very excited about the CapacityGrid model and we’re looking forward to building our client base as a result.”

The CapacityGRID is run by LIberata.