Government Legal Department
November 2025
Senior barristers to support government on strategic public cases
September 2025
Opening of the Legal Year 2025
Legal trainees to kick start careers at GLD in two-year scheme
July 2025
Changes to Company Restoration Repayment Guidance
June 2025
GLD staff recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Apply to join the Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel (Civil) Group
May 2025
GLD Business Plan for 2025-2026 builds on a decade of legal excellence
April 2025
Government Legal Department Celebrates Ten Years of Excellence
March 2025
Honorary King’s Counsel ceremony
Building a better future with the law
February 2025
Communications and Public Relations Apprenticeship: Sarah's journey
January 2025
Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel, London applications open
GLD opens applications for Pupil Barristers
October 2024
Opening of the Legal Year 2024
September 2024
Law sandwich placements offered at GLD for the first time
July 2024
May 2024
April 2024
March 2024
GLD appoints new Non-Executive Board Members
GLD appoints new Director General and Chief Operating Officer
February 2024
GLD welcomes students from Sutton Trust Pathways to Law programme
National Apprenticeship Week in brief
My experience as a Learning and Development Apprentice
My experience as a Communications Apprentice
My experience as a Graduate Solicitor Apprentice
National Apprenticeship Week 2024
January 2024
GLD lawyer receives CBE for services to legislation
December 2023
October 2023
Government lawyers growing their presence in Manchester office
August 2023
Government lawyers shortlisted for the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023
New Director General appointed to the Government Legal Department
July 2023
10 year anniversary of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Supporting diversity in the legal profession
June 2023
GLD’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Caroline Croft takes up post as Director General
The Law Officers meet government lawyers in Manchester
May 2023
The lawyers behind the coronation
April 2023
Government Legal Department appoints new Director General
March 2023
Government Legal Department leads on gender pay gap
Apply to the Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel London
February 2023
Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel London open for competition
Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel
Restricted staff access to the Bona Vacantia Office
Revised Dissolved Company Guidelines
Attorney General visits government lawyers in Leeds
January 2023
GLD acquires Manchester office space
December 2022
GLD at the Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference
November 2022
Solicitor General meets government lawyers in Bristol
October 2022
"The Judge Over Your Shoulder"
Bar Council Employed Bar Awards
July 2022
4 talented young people share their Kickstart Scheme journey
June 2022
GLD colleagues recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022
May 2022
Mel Nebhrajani CB receives investiture
February 2022
Jessica de Mounteney appointed GLD Director General
January 2022
October 2021
June 2021
GLD colleagues recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021
December 2020
Mel Nebhrajani receives C.B. in Queen’s 2021 New Year’s Honours List
October 2020
GLD colleagues recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
September 2020
Apply to the Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel - Regional A, B and C P…
July 2020
GLD signs General Counsel for Diversity and Inclusion Statement
March 2020
Appointments to the Attorney General's Public International Law A, B and C …
February 2020
Apply to the Attorney General's Civil Panel Counsel: London A, B and C pane…
December 2019
Treasury Solicitor Jonathan Jones QC awarded KCB
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
Looking back at 125 years of the Bar Council
November 2019
Beware of fraudulent calls from GLD's number
Your unique experiences can help you stand out
October 2019
Government Legal Department welcomes 2019-20 legal trainees
May 2019
GLD are currently experiencing issues with the phone lines
February 2019
Apply to the Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel - London A, B and C Pan…
Apply to the Attorney General’s London A, B or C Panel of junior counsel
November 2018
GLD named one of UK’s Best Employers for Race
September 2018
Apply to the Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel - London C Panel
August 2018
Apply to the Attorney General’s London C Panel of junior counsel
Government Legal Department donates thousands of legal books to charity
July 2018
April 2018
Plastic purge: Defra Legal Advisers
February 2018
Apply to the Attorney General’s London A and B panel of junior counsel
January 2018
Attorney General’s London Panels of Civil Counsel: why apply?
December 2017
To boldly go where no Bill has gone before
Legal Director Nick Olley wins Legal 500 Award
November 2017
GLD launches its own northern powerhouse
Wise up to social media: GLD runs pro bono workshop for teenagers
October 2017
Apply to the Attorney General’s Civil Counsel: Regional panel
July 2017
Appointments to the Attorney General’s Special Advocate Panel
Applications open for new trainee government lawyers
GLD barristers are winners in the Employed Bar Awards
May 2017
Bona Vacantia Division moves to Croydon
April 2017
Millions to be saved across future government contracts
March 2017
The chicken and the egg: GLD Lawyers work on the bird flu outbreak
February 2017
GLD signs landmark Pro Bono Charter
January 2017
Legal profession recognised in New Year Honours
December 2016
GLD lawyer helps seal "monumental" deal to cut greenhouse gases
November 2016
Pro bono week: lawyers in schools
Wide range of work leads barristers in-house
August 2016
GLD opens its doors to increase diversity
May 2016
Government lawyers pick up the Bills
April 2016
Government lawyers support international pro-bono work
March 2016
Tipping the scales for women in justice: working for equality in Sierra Leo…
November 2015
Wendy Hardaker wins Civil Service Leadership award
GLD supports National Pro Bono Week
September 2015
July 2015
GLD win to benefit up to 1.9 million families
May 2015
Telephones in One Kemble Street restored