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 world’s greatest management thinker: Clayton Christensen Legal Business Being ranked as the foremost management thinker in the world is not a title that appears to daunt Clayton M.…
Revolution! Legal Business Robert Robinson, GC of insurer Amlin, recently restructured and unified a collection of disparate legal teams. He explains the operational…
From client to colleague: Network Rail Legal Business In the first of a series profiling legal departments that are pioneering innovative Ways to meld legal with business, GC meets with…
The 5-minute financial analysis Legal Business If you’re anything like the picture of a lawyer painted by our contributor Edward Smith of TELEFÓNICA UK (see Where are…
Where are all the Lawyer-CEOs? Legal Business How is your maths? According to 2013 research by recruitment firm Robert Half (quoted in Management Today), 52% of FTSE 100…
How to be Chief Executive of your own career Legal Business For decades, Alex had aspired to the role of general counsel. He spent the majority of his career in the…
Supply and demands – will the cheap talent run out for GCs in 2014? Legal Business With rising demand for in-house counsel, bluechip legal teams are hunting for talented lawyers. Legal Business surveys the recruitment outlook.…
Profile: Chris Newby, AIG Caroline Hill As AIG’s general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Chris Newby appears extraordinarily calm for a man in…
Profile: Rosemary Martin, Vodafone Legal Business Continuous money saving has been the order of the day for Vodafone’s general counsel (GC) and company secretary Rosemary Martin,…
Sticking to the rules – the rise of the in-house litigator Legal Business As the UK’s financial institutions and leaders in commerce and industry embrace a tougher regulatory landscape, Legal Business looks at…
Legal Business In-House Survey Legal Business . Part 1 – Buy side stories Part 2 – Through their paces Part 3 – Time and money Part…
Profile: Michael Shaw, Barclays Legal Business The banking giant’s deputy GC discusses management challenges Barclays deputy general counsel (GC) Michael Shaw has proved himself to be…
The in-house survey: Buy-side stories Legal Business In our second annual in-house survey, corporate legal teams are continuing to grow amid strong demand for their counsel. How…
The in-house survey: The Last Word Legal Business Canvassed for our annual in-house survey, general counsel at some of the UK’s leading companies give their perspective on risk,…
The in-house survey: Time and money Legal Business This year, we asked in-house counsel to name the best law firms across three core yardsticks. Amid pressure on budgets,…
The in-house survey: Through their paces Legal Business Increasingly assertive clients are making advisers jump through more hoops to secure lucrative work. Legal Business assesses if law firms…
That bright shiny idea – the in-house teams trying to move from costs to business driver Legal Business With mounting pressure on legal teams to up productivity, a handful of pioneering GCs have attempted the fundamental shift towards…
The Client: Philip Bramwell – BAE Systems Caroline Hill Caroline Hill talks to the plain-speaking general counsel When BAE Systems’ group general counsel (GC) Philip Bramwell started out as…
The Client: David McLeish – Playtech Caroline Hill The former BLP partner on taking the GC seat at a fast-growing online gaming firm When David McLeish left Berwin…
Making connections – how in-house counsel swap ideas (and business cards) Legal Business Legal Business assesses the options for senior in-house counsel looking to swap ideas (and business cards) with their peers Buy-side…
