In-house: RBS latest to shake up internal function with summer review of legal team structure Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has kicked off a review of its 400-strong legal team to control costs and…
Comment: The lexicon of inefficiency – in-house counsel’s artisan improvisation is out of date Legal Business It is not easy to be an in-house lawyer. Thank goodness, however, because if it was why on earth would…
OneSavings Bank takes Santander’s Elphick for GC role Legal Business Former Santander head of banking legal Jason Elphick has joined OneSavings Bank as group general counsel and company secretary.
Comment: GCs are just like private practice, so ‘Trust the lawyers’ won’t cut it for them either Legal Business Are you a Capitulator? A Coaster? A Champion? Comfortably Numb perhaps? To an in-house profession used to having its qualities…
In transformation: KPMG’s Barton to rework legal team amid review of external firms Kathryn McCann KPMG’s UK general counsel (GC) Jeremy Barton is leading a transformation of its legal team, while also reviewing the broad…
‘Key to success’: Grosvenor’s Schwarz-Runer takes on Boston Consulting Global GC job Legal Business The latest corporate to boost its in-house legal capabilities through a high-profile recruit is Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which has…
US focus: Columbia Threadneedle restructures legal division post-merger Sarah Downey Following its US merger, international asset manager Columbia Threadneedle has carried out a restructure of its UK legal team, scrapping…
Rolling on: Pinsents sole supplier deal with E.ON to run full term Kathryn McCann Energy giant E.ON has confirmed its five–year single-supplier mandate with Pinsent Masons will run its full course, with the energy…
Making it official: ISDA appoints Tew Darras to GC role six months after the departure of longstanding Geen Legal Business Three months after it was confirmed the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s (ISDA) longstanding general counsel (GC) David Geen had…
Lloyds offers bonus for help filling senior legal roles amid shake-up Legal Business Unease over department restructuring continues Lloyds Banking Group is pushing an incentive scheme to its lawyers to secure new recruits…
The rise of the lawyer statesman – A new vision for general counsel Legal Business In the closing address of the 2016 Enterprise GC summit, GE veteran Ben Heineman laid out his vision for general…
Client profile: Bjarne Tellmann, Pearson Legal Business The plain-speaking Pearson law chief on driving change and pulling up your role models Last month, Pearson’s high-profile senior vice…
The Brexit debate: The big uneasy Legal Business The biggest issue facing business for a generation looms on 23 June with the Brexit vote. We assembled a group…
News in brief – June 2016 Legal Business ADDLESHAWS IN MERGER TALKS WITH US FIRM Addleshaw Goddard has turned to the US for a potential merger, having entered…
Lloyds offers bonus for help filling senior legal roles amid management shake-up Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group is pushing an incentive scheme to its lawyers to secure new recruits into senior legal roles following…
Deutsche Bank exits continue as Hooper leaves for funds firm Legal Business Just days after news of the departure of Deutsche Bank’s global legal strategy head Emma Slatter, it has emerged that…
Shell to cut back on project lawyers as it finalises legal structure post-BG merger Kathryn McCann Royal Dutch Shell has announced its target operating model after finalising its £35bn takeover of BG Group in February, and…
Kingfisher legal chief Wardle joins newly-merged Coca-Cola bottler Legal Business In a week that has seen several high-profile moves within the in-house community, Kingfisher group general counsel (GC) Clare Wardle…
BAT appoints new legal chief following internal team overhaul Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has appointed Irish lawyer Ronan Barry as its new legal chief to succeed incumbent Benoit Belhomme…
Deutsche Bank’s longstanding legal chief Slatter quits to launch consultancy Legal Business Long lauded as a key leader within the in-house community, Deutsche Bank’s global head of strategy for legal Emma Slatter,…
