
In-house legal transformation at Royal Mail
Carlyle Kingswood Global talks to Royal Mail’s group general counsel, Maaike de Bie, on how the transition from public to private sector has impacted on the company’s legal department, and in particular how it manages its panel of external lawyers.
Royal Mail is rather like Unilever House, the grand 1930s neoclassical Art Deco building it inhabits on the north side of Blackfriars Bridge. From a distance, it is impressive, monolithic, inspiring nostalgia yet leaving the observer with a twinge of concern about whether such an edifice can survive the ravages of the modern world.