Enterprise GC 2025: tackling burnout, managing board relations and future proofing in-house legal teams Georgina Stanley
‘I’ve called firms and asked why someone isn’t a partner yet’ – the female GCs shaking up PE Georgina Stanley
The MBA all-stars: training and development for GCs Tom Baker In-house legal teams have become more sophisticated over the last 20 years but, according to many general counsel (GCs), the…
Point break – The extreme measures of Barclays’ adviser review Hamish McNicol Legal spend is the second-largest ‘cost centre’ for £21bn global banking giant Barclays. This tantalising statement is in the bank’s…
Asia GC perspective – Tencent on the dollar Alex Speirs When Brent Irvin joined Tencent as group general counsel (GC) nearly nine years ago, the Chinese upstart was already a…
The team in I: The GC Powerlist Summer Reception Alex Novarese Nailing the issue of what makes a high-performing in-house function, with the emphasis on operational sophistication, has become the Holy…
Special territory: Fintech in Hong Kong Alex Speirs ‘You have to, to serve these markets, re-imagine how money can be managed and moved, because there’s going to be…
Significant matters Legal Business Pearson revisits adviser panel Pearson has elected to consolidate its legal adviser panels into new ‘general’ and ‘preferred’ rosters, moving…
The discerning customer Legal Business In April last year, US-based tech services provider DXC Technology was formed following the merger of The Hewlett-Packard Company’s enterprise…
Going places Legal Business Leading a global legal team is a complex role and many general counsel could be forgiven for spending all their…
Hired help Legal Business ‘A good general counsel should do three things,’ says National Grid’s Alison Kay: ‘Manage the legal requirements of the business,…
The innovation illusion Legal Business ‘There’s a palpable sense of innovation in the legal industry,’ says Casey Flaherty, founder of legal technology consultancy Procertas. ‘But…
Journey into the unknown Legal Business For general counsel struggling to manage the administrative and regulatory burdens of the role, a head of operations has become…
The team in I Legal Business Nailing the issue of what makes a high-performing in-house function, with the emphasis on operational sophistication, has become the Holy…
Point break Legal Business Legal spend is the second-largest ‘cost centre’ for £21bn global banking giant Barclays. This tantalising statement is in the bank’s…
Across boundaries Legal Business Alex Novarese, The In-House Lawyer: How do people feel about the service from law firms? Simon White, Cognizant: There are…
Tumbling into crisis Legal Business Corporate crises are on the upswing. A faster-paced R&D cycle, improved but riskier technology, 24-hour news… the list of triggers…
Significant matters Legal Business Policing in-house counsel The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation in January on whether in-house lawyers at finance houses…
Getting down to business for Enterprise GC Legal Business Consider this a call to arms or an acknowledgement that I can use all the help I can get but…
No great advantage Legal Business Alex Speirs: Now less than a year out from the UK’s scheduled withdrawal from the EU, how would you characterise…
From Magic Circle to the High Court Legal Business Edward Murray, 60, co-founded Allen & Overy (A&O)’s derivatives practice in 1991 while still a senior associate and was until…
Taking the gloves off Legal Business The penultimate session of the 2018 Commercial Litigation Summit drew a large audience to hear the views of the most…
