About SLLP

The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) is London’s first five-borough shared legal service.

Working on behalf of the London Boroughs of Merton, Richmond, Kingston, Sutton and Wandsworth.

The aim of the service is to deliver a responsive, solution focused quality legal service, which is valued for its in-house knowledge and specialist expertise.

SLLP aspires to be the employer of choice for lawyers in local government with apprenticeship, traineeship and internal development programmes in place to attract and develop new talent. Above all SLLP is a practice where staff experience interesting and varied work, have good opportunities for development and a supportive and flexible working environment.

The service is ISO 9001:2015 accredited which is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system and can not only provide a wide range of benefits to the business but also good working practice through the organisation.

SLLP provides the full remit of local authority legal services to our stakeholders  as well as advice  to schools in accordance with service level agreements.

John Scarborough
Managing Director

John Scarborough is SLLP’s Managing Director, joining the shared service in 2023.  His job is to provide strategic leadership and overall direction to the shared legal service.

John has spent the last 35 years working for a range of local authorities, progressing from Trainee Legal Executive up to senior management level.

Although much of this time has been spent practising as a Solicitor, managing Legal Services and holding the statutory Monitoring Officer role, John has also managed a variety of other front line and back office services.

A strong advocate of public service transformation and making the most of local government resources, John has been involved in some ground breaking collaborative working and shared service projects, including now of course SLLP.