The 20-strong function has been split into groups dealing with public and corporate law, governance, property planning and commercial matters.
The overhaul was kick-started by general counsel Debbie Adams, who joined the organisation in January and has since expanded the team significantly, hiring nine lawyers between January and
September.
“We will outsource low-volume, high-risk work and bring more interesting and complex work in-house as we can add more value now and better understand the business risk.”
With the in-house team restructured,
Firms will be asked to submit their tenders electronically using the LDA’s business contract website, CompeteFor.
