XL Group appoints Lloyd’s GC McGovern into new compliance role Legal Business Global insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has announced its appointment of Lloyd’s of London’s chief risk officer and general…
Just like buses – Dentons latest to relocate support jobs somewhere cheaper with Warsaw move Legal Business With Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) this morning (19 May) announcing an offshoring move expected to hit 170 jobs, Dentons has revealed…
Another bumper round at Travers Smith as City thoroughbred makes up six to partner Legal Business Travers Smith has appointed six lawyers to its partnership in another sizeable promotion round for the City thoroughbred.
Comment: Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile risk landscape is a call to arms for modern law firms Legal Business One of the many lasting consequences of the downturn has been a prolonged expansion of the globalised compliance framework. Increased…
White & Case lands Hogan Lovells rising star Potel as US firm builds corporate practice Legal Business After becoming the first US firm to employ more than 400 lawyers in the City last year, White & Case…
Comment: As the Bar elite thrives, New Law wobbles – scratch some more predictions Legal Business It is a recurring theme in Legal Business commentary that the received wisdom and forecasting for the profession do not…
Revolving doors: Nabarro and DLA make tech hires as Ashurst and Bird & Bird bring in fresh blood Legal Business In this week’s appointments round-up, Nabarro and DLA Piper have made important tech hires in the City, while Bird &…
Stewarts Law latest to sweeten staff with increased pay and incentives Legal Business Stewarts Law has boosted pay and incentives for junior lawyers, paralegals and business services staff in a bid to maintain…
Perspectives: Philip Bramwell, BAE Systems Legal Business I’m of an age where I form part of a group of lawyers who elected to pursue careers in-house from…
The best seat in the house: the unique role of the modern GC Legal Business Richard Tapp argues that GCs can define their companies like never before. ‘So, what do you do?’ A straightforward question…
Just remember, GCs, Enron thought it was all perfectly legal Legal Business Stefan Stern argues these days a legal defence alone can prove no defence. Last month the 67th annual oil and…
GCs have scraped a seat at the table but too many are wasting the opportunity Legal Business Paul Gilbert argues too many corporate counsel fail to seize the risk agenda. Barclays, Volkswagen and Tesco are three massive…
A title fit for the modern GC Legal Business With this issue of The In-House Lawyer we are unveiling a total overhaul of the magazine first launched over 20…
RPC targets in-house lawyers with second management consultancy business Legal Business RPC has launched a management consultancy business in a bid to ‘help senior in-house lawyers improve their operational efficiency and…
Comment: GCs have arrived and all there is to welcome them are platitudes Legal Business Two books of note have just been published by veteran lawyers – The Inside Counsel Revolution: Resolving the Partner-Guardian Tension…
Signature Litigation acts for Ivanishvili as the Georgian billionaire sues Credit Suisse Legal Business Signature Litigation has been instructed by the investment fund of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili and his family in a dispute…
‘A massive shake-up’: white-collar crime lawyers appraise new government measures unveiled at anti-corruption summit Legal Business As UK Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a range of new measures to boost the UK’s fight against white-collar…
Dentons expands again, opening Munich office with Norton Rose team Legal Business Dentons will launch an office in Munich this summer in a bid to strengthen its corporate offering with the recruit…
‘It’s only right’: Major City firm leaders publicly pledge to tackle corruption ahead of summit Legal Business As the Panama Papers saga continues to dominate headlines around the world, a host of senior law firm leaders have…
DLA Piper to cut 200 UK jobs after support staff review, in favour of Warsaw hub Legal Business DLA Piper is slashing 200 business support jobs in the UK in a move that will see the firm make…
