[4] Richard was appointed King's Serjeant, as the office of Serjeant-at-law was then known, in 1297, jointly with William of Bardfield.
[6] In the second case, in 1305, he sued on behalf of King Edward I for the recovery of certain lands which belonged to him.
[7] When he petitioned for custody of the lands of Thomas Bodenham, lately deceased, which had now vested in the Crown, and the guardianship and right of marriage of his heir, his petition was granted:[7] "the more quickly because the King acquired the lands at Richard's suit, and because he has acted in a praiseworthy fashion in the King's business as his Serjeant pleader".
After a quarter of a century's service as Serjeant, le Blond was appointed to the Common Pleas in 1322.
[8] He has been described as a man who was "greatly knowledgeable in the law",[8] and one "who gave the King praiseworthy service".