We are a close-knit team of legal, public sector, and membership services professionals with personality and passion for the work of LLG; dedicated to ensuring that members are up to date, connected, and able to progress and perform to the best of their ability throughout their career.
We work with a clear purpose, with an appetite to influence positive change within local and national government agendas in the short, medium, and long term, campaigning for tangible change across the local authority legal sector. Unfazed by any obstacle, LLG works with members and their local authorities and collaborates with other organisations across the public sector, to deliver both excellent member services, wider influence, and importantly, a sustainable profession.
Deborah is responsible for driving forward the strategic ambitions of LLG, working closely with the board to design the best possible service for the lawyers who make up our membership. She assists in setting the strategy whilst leading the team to deliver the organisations goals within an agreed budget to ensure tangible value for money for local authorities. Collaborating with others across the sector, Deborah strives for local and national influence on key policy items through improved visibility and an ambitious policy and campaign agenda.
Since her appointment as LLG’s first CEO in 2018, Deborah has steered the transformation of the organisation to one with strong levels of membership engagement with a vibrant online knowledge, training and conference programme. Deborah and the talented team ensured that LLG demonstrated its value during the pandemic, producing fast-paced guidance and lobbying for policy change to ensure members could thrive. In 2021, Deborah led the launch of the first national work experience week for law students in local authorities across the country, with a plan to repeat this annually, complemented by a national graduate recruitment scheme in 2023.
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Helen McGrath – Executive Director of Policy & Governance |
Ann Harlow – Head of Business Services |
Lucy Duncan – Training Manager |
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Helen is responsible for driving forward the campaign element of LLG's work and contributes to the formation of policy and membership benefits. Helen leads on responses to government consultations and written evidence; producing guidance, protocols, and briefings of benefit to the membership whilst engaging in stakeholder and corporate partner liaison. Helen oversees the National Lead programme, provides supports to the Regions and oversees communications and press liaison. Helen is a qualified solicitor and the company secretary. |
Ann is the Head of Business Support Services for LLG, responsible for delivering a wide range of operational services including Information Technology, Finance, overseeing the Administrative Support Team, along with organising the two LLG residential conferences, whilst delivering major projects to further LLG's strategic objectives.
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Lucy is the Training Manager for LLG, seamlessly developing and delivering a programme of legal and skills training for local government lawyers, including themed one day conferences on specific legal disciplines. Lucy brings her skills in all aspects of online and hybrid delivery and enjoys working with a diverse range of speakers to ensure that LLG training is high quality, relevant and accessible.
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Ore Shoyinka - Executive Assistant: Corporate |
Nylah Clarke-Mills - Executive Assistant: Regions |
Simran Panesar - Legal Training, Membership Support and Projects Co-ordinator |
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Ore is LLG’s Executive Assistant Corporate, the point of contact for all LLG Board members. Ore is responsible for organising and managing the LLG board meetings. Prior to her role at LLG, she worked in a heavily regulated industry as an analyst where she engaged in regulatory work. She is currently a master’s student at Durham University studying International Law and Governance with particular interest in Corporate Governance.
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Nylah supports the strategic direction of the Regions. She is responsible for helping to create a solid and collaborative foundation within each region by regularly engaging with stakeholders, corporate partners and framework providers to forge better connections. She also collates data and organises meetings, providing administrative assistance to our regional directors. Alongside working at LLG, Nylah is currently studying the LLM SQE and hopes to work closely with local government in the future. |
Simran supports the company and management team through undertaking administrative tasks, such as maintaining records, monitoring the membership data base and handling enquiries. In addition, collating, producing and distributing the LLG Newsletter and Membership Bulletin to the members of LLG, alongside updating website content and organising dates for virtual meetings. Also, assisting in the organisation, promotion and delivery of legal training events.
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Dennis Hall – Bulletin Editor |
Janet Hooper – Welsh Policy Officer |
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Dennis is LLG’s weekly Bulletin Editor, responsible for providing up to date and topical content for members and is also a co- presenter of the LLG Grapevine podcast. He is a solicitor, a legal associate of the RTPI, a councillor and member of a local Standards Committee of a major local authority. Dennis has been a past Chair of LLG’s predecessors and has served the boards of a number of external public bodies. |
Janet is the Welsh Bulletin editor for LLG, producing the LLG monthly Senned update detailing changes in law, policy and practice applicable to our Welsh members.
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