Interview: Kristin McFetridge, chief counsel, portfolio products and standards, BT Legal Business Do lawyers have a key part to play in diversity and inclusion (D&I)? My gut says yes, we have elevated…
Interview: Raphael Mokades, founder, Rare Recruitment Legal Business GC: Can you give me an idea of how and why you started Rare Recruitment?
Interview: Sandie Okoro, general counsel, HSBC Global Asset Management Legal Business GC: Is your diversity and inclusion approach primarily driven by internal factors or external pressures?
Interview: Kerry Phillip, legal director, Vodafone Group Enterprise Legal Business Vodafone as a whole has a D&I strategy, which covers the three Cs: colleagues, customers and communities. ‘Colleagues’ is what…
Interview: Jorge Roche, director of legal and business affairs (UK, North America, ROW), PageGroup Legal Business GC: Is your diversity and inclusion strategy primarily driven from internal factors or external pressures?
Interview: Patrick Rowe, deputy GC, Accenture Legal Business Firstly, diversity is about the war for talent. It is extremely competitive to get the best people: to attract them,…
Interview: Ritva Sotamaa, chief legal officer, Unilever Legal Business Our strategy is really driven by both internal and external pressures. The big focus is obviously on the fact that…
Interview: Lesley Wan, corporate counsel, Lloyds Banking Group Legal Business GC: How important have role models been for you in your career? Lesley Wan (LW): Role models are very important to have…
Our great leader: unraveling the process of choosing the right candidate for the top job Legal Business ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them’, muses Malvolio, a steward in Shakespeare’s Twelfth…
Opening up to new partnerships Legal Business Collaboration in Big Pharma might seem like anathema for some who think of the regular patent litigation headlines that the…
GC Roundtable: Mapping the future GC, Houston Legal Business We started our discussion, which was held in association with recruiters Mlegal, by considering the big picture – how the…
Let’s talk business: part one Legal Business Tim Murphy has worked for MasterCard for 16 years. Starting out as an in-house lawyer, he then spent over ten…
The promised land? Big data and the in-house lawyer Legal Business ‘Big data’ is becoming a buzzword in all walks of business life, and legal is no exception – whether that…
GC Powerlist: Turkey Legal Business The explosive economic growth of Turkey’s economy, which started in 2001 and peaked between 2002 and 2007 with the establishment…
Playing to your strengths: building diversity of thought into business Legal Business Korin Neff, senior vice president and corporate compliance officer, talks about leadership and development at Wyndham Worldwide.
A different dynamic: managing an expanded legal team Legal Business Victor Topadze became group legal director at Russian classifieds business Avito in 2012. He saw his team grow from a…
Change partners: How can law firms and in-house departments promote race and ethnic diversity? Legal Business GC: What initiatives has Microsoft and its legal department pioneered to promote race and ethnic diversity within its workforce? Mary Snapp…
GC Special Report: Diversity and inclusion in-house – the bigger picture Legal Business Last year, GC magazine ran a series of features on in-house lawyers around the world involved in diversity initiatives, both as role…
Law: a risky business? Legal Business ‘Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.’ So said Warren Buffett. But when it comes to deciding who knows…
GC Powerlist: Nordics Legal Business Incorporating Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the GC Powerlist: Nordics countries share common history and economic values. With small populations,…