Seven local authorities have been shortlisted for the Local Government Legal Team of the Year at this year’s LLG Legal Awards, it has been revealed.
The shortlisted teams are:
- eastlaw, North Norfolk District Council
- Southampton & Fareham Legal Services Partnership
- West Midlands Combined Authority
- Milton Keynes Council
- nplaw, Compulsory Purchase Order Team, Norfolk County Council
- City of Wolverhampton Legal Team
- Commercial Law Team, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
The awards ceremony will be held on 9 November 2018 at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London. BBC journalist Clive Myrie will be the master of ceremonies.
The other shortlists are as follows:
Governance Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Emma Duncan, eastlaw
- The City of Wolverhampton Legal Team
Litigation Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Southampton & Fareham Legal Partnership, Litigation Team
- Milton Keynes Council, Litigation Team
- Kate Hiller, Warwickshire County Council
People Related Lawyer/Team of the Year
- City & County of Swansea, Education Team
- West Midlands Combined Authority, People Related Team
- Warwickshire County Council, Young People’s Legal Service
- Milton Keynes Council, Legal (People) Team
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Children’s Services (Community Law) Legal Team
Public/Private Partnership Lawyer/Team of the Year
- Middlesbrough Borough Council, Legal Services Property Team
- West Midlands Combined Authority, Legal Services
- Gedling Borough Council, Legal Team
- Milton Keynes Council, Contracts, Procurement and Governance Team.
- Warwickshire County Council, Projects Team
Significant Contribution to Local Government Law and Practice
- Jayne Francis-Ward, Retired Nottingham County Council
- Paul Cummins, Milton Keynes Council
- Dr Paul Feild, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Junior Lawyer of the Year
- Samantha Amphlett, Warwickshire County Council
- Naomi Rankin, nplaw
- Nicola Morgan, Blackpool Borough Council
- Tracey Sandel, West Midlands Combined Authority
- Paige Ferris-Bedward, Milton Keynes Council
Local Government Legal Professional of the Year
- Gary Dalton, Warwickshire County Council
- Meurig Tiley, Milton Keynes Council
- Suzan Yildiz, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
- Emma Duncan, eastlaw