LLG Deputy Vice President Nominations Now Open

Applications Invited for the Director Position of Deputy Vice President of LLG.

Closing Date 17^th January 2025

Submissions to Membership@llg.org.uk

Queries to Helen@llg.org.uk

Informal Discussion to Deborah.Evans@llg.org.uk

 

Applications for the position of Deputy Vice President of Lawyers in Local Government are now invited.

 

If you have the strategic vision to lead the company at pace whilst applying creative vision to the provision of membership services; this role will provide a stimulating, rewarding and career enhancing opportunity placing you in direct contact with key stakeholders and corporate partners.

 

The Deputy Vice President role will commence from the AGM on 24^th April 2025 with the successful candidate automatically appointed as Vice President in 2026 and LLG President in 2027. The successful candidate will be required to undertake the duties as set out below which may include covering events and meetings in the evening or at the weekend. This workload is likely to increase in the role of Vice President and will significantly increase on taking up the Presidency. It is therefore important that you ensure your employer is comfortable with you taking on the role and willing to allow you to be flexible in continuing to meet work commitments as well as commitments in the role of not just Deputy Vice President, but also in the roles of Vice President and President.

The role is not remunerated, but expenses will be paid in line with the company’s expense policy for directors.

 

LLG has been extremely successful in the last few years, catapulting itself to a position of leadership within the sector. As a result, those seeking nomination should be clear that they are capable of representing the sector in meetings and workstreams on local government law and governance. This includes meetings with government ministers and civil servants; stakeholders at the top level including the LGA, Law Society, SRA, Ombudsman, SOLACE, CIPFA, ADSO, NALC and SLCC; the press (including trade press, national press & radio) and leading local government officers and members.

 

With these factors in mind, should you wish to be considered as Deputy Vice President, please submit your CV and set out in no more than two sides of A4 a written application demonstrating, with examples where possible, the following:

• Knowledge of the local government sector.
• Ability to represent LLG members at all levels.
• Commitment to LLG.
• Capacity to represent LLG effectively and with impact at all levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Professional standing, reputation, and achievement.
• Strategic experience and/or understanding
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities

 

Please also provide a statement about yourself together with a photograph to be released to the membership should you proceed to election to enable them to decide who to vote for.

 

 

Please submit an application to Membership@llg.org.uk no later than 5pm on 17^th January 2025

 

Timelines

 

3rd February 2025 Nominees notified of Board decision to proceed to election.

W/c 3^rd February 2025 Elections launched

1st March 2025 Elections closed

3rd March 2025 Applicants notified, and inductions planned.

24th April 2025 AGM and appointment.

 

If you would like an informal chat please contact our CEO, at Deborah.Evans@llg.org.uk. We can also arrange for you to speak with the current President, Vice President or Deputy Vice President about the role should you wish.

Board meetings are held monthly, usually on a Friday morning and are remote. The board aims to have the opportunity to meet in person at 2 to 3 of these meetings which are held on a hybrid basis.

There are two in person conferences per year (Spring and Governance Conference).

 

Criteria

• Must be a full member of Lawyers in Local Government
• Must be currently actively working within Local Government
• Must be capable of holding a director position in England and Wales under company law
• Knowledge of the local government sector.
• Ability to represent LLG members at all levels.
• Commitment to LLG.
• Capacity to represent LLG effectively and with impact at all levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Professional standing, reputation, and achievement.
• Strategic experience and/or understanding
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities

 

It is for the current serving Board to determine that applications meet the criteria before candidates are put forward for election to the membership.

 

 

Job Description

 

Board Director:

• Play a full and active role in LLG, taking part in discussions and encouraging debate
• Prepare well for meetings, reading papers and thinking through issues
• Contribute in a considered and constructive way
• Complete any action points as agreed and to timetable
• Make decisions in the best interests of LLG for the good of the wider membership, not just your own authority

• Ensure LLG is well run through appropriate challenge
• Raise issues and questions in a sensitive way
• Keep up to date with the workings of LLG and the local government sector
• Act in good faith and be accountable for your actions
• Respect majority decisions even when you are in the minority

• Have a working knowledge of the mem & arts
• Actively contribute to improving the governance of the board
• Work to identify and encourage candidates to ensure succession to the board

 

LLG would ask that you aim to attend 6board meetings a year plus ideally our two residential conferences and be willing to communicate by email or occasionally, telecon, between meetings.

 

 

Deputy Vice President Job Description: as board director, plus the following additional requirements

1. As a member of the LLG Board to contribute to devising the policy and strategy for the future direction of LLG including preparing papers for the Boards as appropriate.
2. To undertake a workload on behalf of LLG including responding to emails and preparing papers as appropriate.
3. To accept engagements as a speaker at conferences and other relevant events to raise the profile of LLG and communicate its aims and objectives.
4. To undertake such other activity or communication as from time to time might be necessary in the interests of and/or to the benefit of LLG as required.

 

Vice President as board director, plus the following additional requirements

1. To have been a member of the LLG Board for at least a year
2. To assist and support the President as required in his/her role as the national figurehead and point of contact for LLG, including attending meetings and conferences.
3. As a member of the LLG Board to contribute to devising the policy and strategy for the future direction of LLG including preparing papers for the Boards as appropriate.
4. To undertake a workload on behalf of LLG including responding to emails and preparing papers where appropriate.
5. To support the President in engaging with the membership and attending membership functions as necessary including the residential conferences.
6. To accept engagements as a speaker at conferences and other relevant events to raise the profile of LLG and communicate its aims and objectives.
7. To undertake such other activity or communication as from time to time might be necessary in the interests of and/or to the benefit of LLG as required.

 

President as board director, plus the following additional requirements

1. To act as the national figurehead and point of contact for LLG.
2. To chair the Board and Executive Board and all other relevant meetings of LLG as required.
3. To publicise the work of LLG through traditional and social media including by writing a blog on the LLG website, contributing to press articles and posting on Twitter.
4. To forge contacts with and where possible attend relevant meetings, of stakeholders of LLG (including social occasions) as the lead officer and representative of LLG. (In particular but without restriction, including government departments, member local authorities, the LGA, the Law Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Local Government Legal Society Trust, private sector solicitors firms, chambers and private sector providers to local authority legal services, in particular LLG's corporate partners) in conjunction with the CEO.
5. To forge contacts with international organisations with similar membership, aims and objectives of LLG.
6. To undertake a workload on behalf of LLG including responding to email enquiries from stakeholders and members and preparing papers for the Boards of LLG wherever appropriate.
7. To lead and give strategic focus to LLG, engaging with the membership and attending membership functions including annual conferences, branch meetings and meetings of other groupings of LLG members.
8. Giving strategic direction on behalf of LLG to its employed officers and to officers of LGG, where appropriate. Forge a close working relationship with the CEO.
9. To accept engagements as a speaker at conferences and other relevant events to raise the profile of LLG and communicate its aims and objectives.
10. To undertake such other activity or communication as from time to time might be necessary in the interests of and/or to the benefit of LLG.

 

Terms

Candidates put forward for election will be a the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors. Any candidate not determined as meeting the criteria will be given written reasons for this decision.

 

Voting will take place via electronic poll sent to those members registered as full members on the LLG website. Candidates will be advised of the specific voting count.

 

Candidates at all times will be listed alphabetically.

 

Should any candidate require accessibility assistance in the nomination and election process please contact membership@llg.org.uk