Switching sides: Eversheds Manchester banking head departs to take GC role Legal Business Eversheds Manchester banking head Nigel Dale is leaving the firm after 20 years to join specialist lender Together as its…
Taking off: easyJet legal chief Winterton to depart for taxi app company Legal Business After nearly a decade in the role easyJet’s longstanding head of legal and compliance, Andrew Winterton, is leaving to join…
Top RBS lawyer resigns as John Collins makes surprise defection to Santander Legal Business Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) general counsel John Collins has resigned just 11 months after becoming the top lawyer at…
Opening up the profession: ITV offers first in-house apprenticeship through employer-led Trailblazer scheme Kathryn McCann ITV has become the first company to offer a solicitor apprenticeship under the new Trailblazers Apprenticeship in Law initiative.
Glass houses – everything wrong with in-house counsel Legal Business General counsel have been vocal in recent years about persistent problems in law firms but what about in-house teams? Legal…
Client profile: Paul van Reesch, Coca-Cola Enterprises Legal Business The soft drink giant’s top European lawyer talks about value and facing pressure from the sugar lobby. As a young…
In-house: Prudential’s GC Coltman retires as company secretary takes on dual role Kathryn McCann Prudential’s Margaret Coltman (pictured) has retired from her role as group general counsel (GC), with the insurance business’ company secretary…
In-house: Rolls-Royce’s head of legal Gregory takes GC role Kathryn McCann Rolls-Royce has appointed head of legal and commercial Mark Gregory as general counsel (GC), following the departure of Robert Webb…
Comment: In-house counsel: more to do and happy about it Alex Novarese There are familiar themes and a few mixed messages from this year’s in-house lawyer survey but one obvious point to…
Linklaters gets the client vote as annual GC poll shows elite firms tightening their grip Legal Business Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal Business‘ fourth annual in-house survey, emerging as the…
The In-House Lawyer Survey – More than a number Sarah Downey Our fourth annual client survey shows the maturing role of in-house counsel leading to greater job satisfaction. But in winning…
The In-House Lawyer Survey – Bang for your buck Sarah Downey Our fourth in-house survey shows a softening stance towards external advisers from general counsel, reflecting the need for high-quality consultative…
The In-House Lawyer Survey – Buying IBM Sarah Downey Client rankings from our fourth annual in-house survey show that GCs continue to trust premium advice. Can non-law firm providers…
The In-House Lawyer Survey 2015: Balancing Acts Legal Business More than a number Bang for your buck Buying IBM The Last Word
GC Powerlist Ireland: Standing out Dominic Williams Our inaugural GC Powerlist: Ireland launch brought together Dublin’s legal elite to celebrate the achievements of 100 of the country’s…
More than half of GCs expect AI to reshape their teams within five years Legal Business In-house lawyers have been notoriously slow to embrace the tech-backed delivery of legal services, but our survey of more than…
BT kicks off strategy review to overhaul internal function Legal Business BT’s in-house legal team has begun a wide-reaching strategic review on how to change its internal structure to bring its…
Linklaters ranked best adviser for second year in annual survey Sarah Downey Sarah Downey reports on the clients’ verdict Linklaters has again been awarded top marks as an external adviser in Legal…
In-house counsel: more to do and happy about it Alex Novarese There are familiar themes and a few mixed messages from this year’s in-house lawyer survey but one obvious point to…
Client profile: Sarah Davis, Guardian Media Group Legal Business The media lawyer talks about the diversity of London’s workforce and the handling of that Snowden story. When interviewing for…
