The Attorney thanked government lawyers for their work
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP visited the Government Legal Department’s (GLD) Leeds office on Friday 27 January 2023 to meet with civil servants, including government lawyers.
The Attorney General was joined by Elizabeth Hambley, Director General of GLD’s Commercial with Trade and International directorate and champion of the Leeds office.
GLD is staffed with nearly 3,000 colleagues and over 2,500 lawyers, 172 of whom are based in Leeds – up from 112 in 2021.
Government lawyers work on some of the most complex and varied legal issues of the day, ranging from education and transport to health.
GLD is committed to providing job opportunities and contributing to legal excellence outside of Westminster, recently announcing the acquisition of office space in HMRC’s Manchester office.
Some of the legal teams that have a strong presence in Leeds include the Commercial Law Group, Employment Group and Litigation.
The Commercial Law Group provides specialist commercial legal services to the majority of government departments, working closely with commercial and policy colleagues to protect and promote the interests of government when delivering complex public procurements and associated infrastructure and service delivery contracts.
Attorney General Victoria Prentis said:
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