Legal Finances for Last 4 Financial Years
Case reference FOI2023/01588
Published 9 October 2023
Request
* What is your spend with external law firms (please provide for the last 4 financial years)
* Do you use eBilling technology to manage your law firms billing (e.g. systems such as Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Apperio, CT Tymetrix, Mitratech etc.)
* Who is your head of legal / general counsel (please provide email address)
* Do you have a law firm panel / preferred supplier list / use a framework to buy your external law firm services. Please provide details were possible.
Response
* What is your spend with external law firms (please provide for the last 4 financial years)
2019/20 £468,750
2020/21 £472,045
2021/22 £817,875
2022/23 £627,547
* Do you use eBilling technology to manage your law firms billing (e.g. systems such as Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Apperio, CT Tymetrix, Mitratech etc.)
No. We use the council's financial system, Business World.
* Who is your head of legal / general counsel (please provide email address)
Sean O'Connor, Head of Legal Services
Sean.O'Connor@herefordshire.gov.uk
* Do you have a law firm panel / preferred supplier list / use a framework to buy your external law firm services. Please provide details were possible.
We use the EM Lawshare Framework where appropriate for use of solicitors.
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