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
Pushing the boundaries: Ashwini Habbu Legal Business I became a lawyer because I like thinking creatively and wanted to work in a discipline that rewards innovation. There’s…
Learning to lead: Kirstin Gould Legal Business Becoming a lawyer wasn’t a lifelong dream. Like many, I fell into it by happenstance. When I finished college, having…
Balancing success: Megan Gordon Legal Business I always wanted to be a lawyer. It crystallized for me in eighth grade, when Bill Clinton was running for…
Confidence and a game plan: Melissa Fogarty Legal Business When I moved from Melbourne to London to settle here permanently, the timing wasn’t great from a career perspective. I…
Find your market: Alberta Figari Legal Business I studied ancient Greek and Latin in high school and, upon graduation, saw two options for further study: Law and…
Embracing change: Montse Ferrer Legal Business I joined the New York office as a summer clerk in 2008 and started practicing in 2010, shortly after the…
Looking forward: Opportunity in change Legal Business My advice to future lawyers is surprisingly similar to the advice I’d give my younger self as I embarked on…
Nurture your resilience: Sonya Branch Legal Business What drew me to cross the Rubicon from private practice to the public sector was a very strong sense of…
Opening doors: Victoria Bortkevicha Legal Business Changing direction Originally, I thought I would study Law and then move into business; I didn’t want to be a…
Thought Leadership: Becoming a leading voice on the issues that matter Legal Business Why is thought leadership important to a law firm? Kate Gibbons (KG): For us, it means shaping thinking and being…
Why it matters: Matthew Layton Legal Business The challenges faced by businesses have never been so complex, nuanced or international. Delivering the best possible solutions for clients…
Foreword: Laura King Legal Business There is a wider range of opportunities for women in business than ever before. To maintain and increase the momentum…
Northern lights – The trials and treasures of Scotland’s leading GCs Legal Business Outside the limelight of London’s legal community, Scotland’s GCs toil in low profile. Legal Business assesses the talent north of…
Client profile: Alice Marsden, Thomas Cook Group Legal Business The travel group’s GC discusses why helping to save holidaymakers is more satisfying than dealmaking Many in-house counsel will say…
Introduction: David Burgess Legal Business What would we tell our younger selves if we had the chance? It’s a notion that has provided ample fodder…
Client profile: Margaret Cole, PwC UK Sarah Downey Once the chief enforcer for the City, the PwC UK general counsel discusses breaking balls and finding a silver lining…
The new black – the spin and substance behind collaboration Sarah Downey Collaboration has become the new innovation – the quality clients are supposed to want and progressive law firms strive to…
The emerging GC – shrouded in the vague Legal Business Do you ever get the feeling you’re flying blind as a general counsel? Not in the context of your own…
The emerging GC – shrouded in the vague Legal Business Do you ever get the feeling you’re flying blind as a general counsel? Not in the context of your own…
Significant matters – Winter 2016/17 Legal Business Energy giant pushes through alt billing The march away from hourly billing continues as Royal Dutch Shell, one of the…
