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.
HB Public Law is recruiting into their Employment and Housing & Civil litigation teams. There are a number of 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.
Available roles:
Our team provides legal advice on a range of employment matters and legal representation in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal with an extremely high success rate.
We deal with contentious and non-contentious employment issues for local authorities, community schools, academies and partner organisations.
For contentious work, our in-house team of advocates represents clients in both the employment tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Non-contentious work includes a wide range of matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, unfair dismissal, discrimination and equality, drafting of employment contracts and policies & procedures, equal pay, redundancy and reorganisation, TUPE, whistleblowing, industrial relations and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.
We offer training on the full range of employment law issues to staff, school governors and members. Training can be tailored to specific client requirements.
Available roles:
We advise and represent clients in a wide range of housing litigation matters, including insurance work, commercial and contractual disputes, injunctions and judicial reviews.
We are experienced in dealing with housing litigation cases from county court level all the way through to the European Court of Justice. We undertake advocacy in contested trials, committal proceedings, tribunal and criminal courts, and have preferential barrister fees through the London Boroughs Legal Alliance.
We work on possession and related claims due to a wide range of factors including rent arrears, under occupation, illegal occupation, nuisance and criminal activities, and tenancies gained by deception. We also deal with criminal and civil actions to tackle housing fraud.
We advise on homelessness issues such as section 204 Housing Act appeals and defending judicial review claims relating to homelessness. We advise on and seek court injunctions including urgent/same day injunctions and anti-social behaviour injunctions (ASBIs) and orders (ASBOs) and those for unlawful use of premises including obtaining exclusion orders and powers of arrest. We also defend and advise on disrepair claims, including quantum.
We offer bespoke and practical training on all areas of Housing Law, and can also provide an advice surgery for initial queries.
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!
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.
We are proud of our people – their expert knowledge, their commitment to public service, and their enthusiasm. We are committed to making HB Public Law a great place to work where talented people can thrive and develop rewarding careers. We pride ourselves on being collaborative, friendly, and supportive, where people work in teams and bring out the best in each other. It’s something that our clients often comment on.
We are a Lexcel accredited in-house shared service and pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality service to several local authority clients, schools, and other public bodies in London and home counties.
They deliver efficient services that meet client needs, collaborate to provide combined expertise, share knowledge to strengthen capability, and remain risk aware while focusing on practical, positive outcomes for the organisations they support.
They set and review clear standards to drive improvement, use data to monitor and strengthen performance, approach challenges with purpose, adopt a commercial outlook to manage costs, and encourage innovation and initiative across teams.
They value professional expertise and competence, support the development of others, take responsibility for their roles, contribute to wider client goals, promote collaboration, champion diversity, and invest in developing future public sector leaders.
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.
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.
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.
Are you looking for your next challenge? Send us your CV to be considered for one of the fantastic vacancies available at HB Public Law.
