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About HB Public Law

HB Public Law is a large specialist law practice in local government providing the full range of legal services to the London Boroughs of Barnet, Harrow, Hounslow, and Slough Borough Council. The practice is hosted by the London Borough of Harrow, where its main offices are located and staff are employed by this authority. 

Current opportunities at HB Public Law

HB Public Law is recruiting across its Property & Planning, Contracts, Procurement & Information, and Criminal Litigation & Regulatory teams. There are 15 live roles at junior and senior levels, reflecting continued growth and demand across the service.

These positions offer genuine progression opportunities and play a key role in delivering high-quality, practical advice to public sector clients through collaborative working.

Property & Planning

Available roles:

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Contracts, Procurement & Information Law

Available roles:

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Criminal Litigation & Regulatory

Available roles:

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HP Public Law benefits package

HB Public Law offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career development, and work life balance. The benefits reflect a commitment to flexible working, professional growth, and long-term security, helping you feel supported at every stage of your career.

You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme from your start date. With over 4.6 million members the LGPS is one of the largest public sector pension schemes in the UK. The LGPS is a nationwide scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government or working for other employers participating in the scheme.

This ESS offers impartial advice and support for staff who feel discriminated against. The EASS covers matters concerning employment, age, race, religion, sex, gender, marriage and much more.

Working for the London Borough of Harrow means you can get exclusive bargains from major brands. Offers range from electronics to fashion, holidays to cuisine, and much more. A few of their partners include Apple, Disneyland, Canon Cameras, M&S, Visa and John Lewis.

In partnership with Tusker, HB Public Law offer a salary sacrifice scheme against the use of an electric or plug-in hybrid car. A monthly payment is taken directly from your gross salary (before tax/pensions and National Insurance), and in return you get a new car, without the need to pay a deposit.

Using Cycle scheme you could make savings of 25-39% depending on your tax band. If you select to join the Cycle to Work scheme you will enter into a Hire Agreement for a new bike and/or accessories, via a Salary Sacrifice Agreement and save on Tax and NI. You can choose from a bike, bike and accessories or accessories only.

London Borough of Harrow has partnered with CSSC to offer a new staff benefit for as little as £4.99 p/m opening up savings worth hundreds of £s! 

Training & development opportunities

HB Public Law employ solicitors, barristers, chartered legal executives, legal assistants and trainee solicitors, with a total workforce of 190 employees.

Learning and development is at the heart of their practice from entry level to senior roles including via the LBLA Legal Partnership, LLG, government internal learning programme, management and leadership training and an annual career grading process for lawyers to progress.

Employees are encouraged to take ownership of their development, access continuous professional learning, and progress their careers within the organisation. HB Public Law actively support internal progression, skills development, and long-term career pathways across all roles and levels.

HB Public Law:
who we are

HB Public Law is the brand name for a shared local government legal practice hosted by the London Borough of Harrow. They: 

  • Are one of the largest local authority legal practices.
  • Aspire to be a training provider of choice for those aspiring to be lawyers.
  • Are focused on recruitment and retention and career development.
  • Provide services to four local authorities under formal delegations of function.
  • Operate the practice on a lead lawyer model supported by a Chief Legal Advisor for each authority.

HB Public Law:
Achieving the mission

HB Public Law will achieve their mission by:

  • Being integral and at the heart of their clients’ business.
  • Aspiring to be an employer of choice for ambitious, performance driven lawyers.
  • Meeting their clients’ needs by being resident focused and understanding local priorities.
  • Exploiting the benefits of a shared service, bringing the expertise and experience of a large legal practice to each client.
  • Delivering best value by supporting their clients to deliver efficient services and effectively managing risk.
  • Delivering best value by delivering cost effective services.

Join a highly-accredited team

You will join an organisation that places quality, governance and people at the centre of everything it does. These accreditations and memberships reflect a clear commitment to high professional standards, strong leadership and a supportive working environment. They demonstrate that the team delivers trusted legal services while investing in the development and wellbeing of its people.

Lexcel accreditation

HB Public Law are proud to hold the Lexcel accreditation – this is the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark. This accreditation recognises that a legal service provider meets high standards in client care, compliance, risk management, and operational practice.

LLG membership

HB Public Law are proud to be members of Lawyers in Local Government, the national professional body representing and supporting local authority legal teams, promoting high standards, collaboration, and best practice across public sector law and democratic governance.

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