Provision of External Legal Services Peer Review
Author : briana-ranney | Published Date : 2025-06-23
Description: Provision of External Legal Services Peer Review Scoping Document Good quality advice Professionalism Willingness to support colleagues Current Legal Work Excluded from the Review Counsel Opinion and Judicial Review Fees such as Curator Ad
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Provision of External Legal Services Peer Review Scoping Document Good quality advice Professionalism Willingness to support colleagues Current Legal Work Excluded from the Review Counsel Opinion and Judicial Review Fees such as Curator Ad Litem, Permanence Orders, Guardianship Orders Court Appearances Review of Expenditure Analysis of expenditure 2014-17 2014-15 £339,000 2015-16 £535,000 2016-17 £489,000 Comparison between Local Authorities Commissioned Legal Services Due to specialist nature & lack of capacity Employment, procurement, major commercial issues & construction Is there merit in adjusting the balance? External/Internal Balance Commissioned Legal Services - Construction contracts, contractual disputes & public local enquiries In House - employment & some areas of procurement and litigation Employment Large employer & complex Significant & on going change Workforce Planning Strategy Abolition of tribunal fees Considerations Reduction in external legal costs Deliver preventative spend Help prevent reputational risk issues Strengthen the capacity and the expertise Preliminary Findings Increasing in-house capacity and expertise No financial case for separate posts Explore potential for shared role/cross authority Conveyancing Delays occurring in concluding land/ property sales/assignation of leases Additional expense (empty rates, running costs and security issues) Conveyancing Quicker disposal of surplus land & property (additional capital receipts) Reduced costs incurred (empty rates, running and security costs) Quicker assignation of leases and sub-leases of industrial units Options to provide this increased capacity: Paralegal Paralegal apprenticeship Extension of temporary solicitor Outsourcing outstanding conveyancing work Capacity
