Quentin Baker

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Director of Law and Governance @ Hertfordshire County Council
Cambridge, GB
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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Quentin Baker

A pragmatic and highly effective Legal General Counsel and Director with a wealth of experience across the Local Authority, Health and not for profit sectors. An acknowledged expert in the areas of shared and collaborative service provision, public sector trading vehicles and corporate governance. His work has included innovative service transformation such as establishing one of the first local authority owned social enterprise law firms, LGSS Law Ltd. His work at the forefront of transformation in the public sector led to him being described by 'The Lawyer' as 'The new face of public sector law'.He has acted as designated Monitoring Officer for large local authorities continuously for over 20 years during which he has advised on and mediated in major legal disputes, conducted highly sensitive investigations and implemented whole organisation governance change. Quentin has also held Non-Executive Directorships for a number of companies and other bodies including Housing Associations and charitable organisations.

Quentin Baker's Current Company Details
Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council

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Director of Law and Governance
Cambridge, GB
Website:
hertsdirect.org
Employees:
5924
Quentin Baker Work Experience Details
  • Hertfordshire County Council
    Director Of Law And Governance
    Hertfordshire County Council
    Cambridge, Gb
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  • Hertfordshire County Council
    Director Of Law & Governance
    Hertfordshire County Council May 2019 - Present
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  • Herts Living Ltd
    Director
    Herts Living Ltd Dec 2019 - Present
    Hertford
  • Chalkdene Developments Llp
    Director
    Chalkdene Developments Llp Mar 2020 - Mar 2023
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  • Royal Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames
    Asst. Director
    Royal Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames Nov 2018 - May 2019
    Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom
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  • Bristol City Council
    Director Of Legal And Democratic Services (Interim)
    Bristol City Council Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
    Bristol, United Kingdom
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  • Central Bedfordshire Council
    Asst Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer)
    Central Bedfordshire Council Sep 2015 - May 2018
    Shefford
    Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer for this Unitary Authority.
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  • Lgss Law Ltd
    Executive Director
    Lgss Law Ltd Apr 2015 - May 2018
    Cambridge, Huntingdon, Shefford & Northampton
    Executive Director for LGSS Law Ltd. a highly innovative social enterprise law firm providing legal services to organisations within the public and NFP sectors. Comprising 175 colleagues working across four branch offices and provided services exclusively for the public and not for profit sectors.
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  • Lgss Law - Cambs & Northants Cc
    Director Of Lgss Law & Governance
    Lgss Law - Cambs & Northants Cc Oct 2009 - May 2018
    Cambridge & Northampton
    A founding Director of the LGSS Group, a not for profit, shared service hosted by two county councils, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. LGSS provides a full range of back office services to public and third sector organisations. A Solicitor with over 18 years working as a lawyer for a range of public sector organisations. Over the last 13 years I have also managed a range of professional service teams including Legal, Property, Internal Audit, Procurement and Democratic services. Director of LGSS Law Ltd, an innovative legal practice comprising 150 fte's and an annual turnover of £8.5m derived from the provision of legal services to more than 75 organisations within the public and not for profit sectors. The first of its kind in the UK, LGSS Law Ltd is a Social Enterprise Law firm which benefits from a team of experienced and capable lawyers who pride themselves on delivering cost effective legal support tailored to meet the needs of public and not for profit organisations.
  • Cambridgeshire County Council
    Director Of Law & Governance
    Cambridgeshire County Council Oct 2009 - May 2018
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • City Of York Council
    Assistant Director Legal, Civic And Democratic Services
    City Of York Council Jan 2008 - Nov 2009
    In this role I was responsible for the management and delivery of the council's Legal, Democratic, Civic and Coroner services which amounted to approximately 40 fte and budget of £5 million p/a. I was also the council's Monitoring Officer. Whilst working with York I re-shaped the legal team and introduced a more business like operating model with a greater emphasis on client focus. In addition I provided legal advice and support in connection with a number of high profile legal challenges including a referral to the European Commission in relation to the procurement of a large housing development.
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  • Cheltenham Borough Council
    Borough Solicitor
    Cheltenham Borough Council 2005 - 2008
    Cheltenham
    In the role of Borough Solicitor I was responsible for leading the council's in-house legal team comprising 15 lawyers and a number of support staff. Democratic services also fell with the remit of my role and I was the council's designated Monitoring Officer. I undertook a number of projects whilst at CBC including leading a project to establish a shared legal service between the local authorities in Gloucestershire. I also provided legal advice and support in connection with some high profile matters such as the High Court challenge by a former Chief Executive.
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  • North Hertfordshire District Council
    Corporate Legal Manager
    North Hertfordshire District Council 2003 - Jul 2005
    Letchworth
    Managing a team of lawyers and paralegals providing a full range of legal advice and support to a District Council in Hertfordshire.
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  • Essex County Council
    Senior Solicitor
    Essex County Council 1999 - 2002
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  • London Borough Of Bexley
    Trainee Solicitor
    London Borough Of Bexley Aug 1998 - Aug 1999
    Completed training contract.

Quentin Baker Skills

Public Sector Legal Advice Corporate Governance Governance Policy Dispute Resolution Employment Law Litigation Local Government Corporate Law Contract Negotiation Dispute Procurement Negotiation Commercial Litigation Administrative Law Joint Ventures Intellectual Property Civil Litigation Licensing Mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Real Estate Public Policy

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