Scrum time – Can agile project management deliver for GCs? Alex Speirs Business is full of buzzwords, and among the buzziest of the last few years is ‘agile’. The traditional project management…
Chicken run – GCs notes from the middle of a crisis Guest Blog In an exclusive extract from her new book You Didn’t Mention The Piranhas, Sarah Nelson Smith writes candidly about how…
The in-house lawyer debate – Fit for purpose Mark McAteer Mark McAteer, Legal Business: How has the role of the general counsel [GC] changed over the last five years and…
The Client Profile: Sivan Whiteley, Square Hamish McNicol The mobile payment giant’s GC on Jack Dorsey, rationalism, $2k taps and burning $1bn Sivan Whiteley’s legal career began with…
In-house: DWF leads as Eversheds loses sole adviser role on Severn Trent’s expanded panel Anna Cole-Bailey Eversheds Sutherland has lost its sole-adviser mandate to Severn Trent after the FTSE 100 water company appointed five firms to its…
In-house: TransferWise cashes in on competitor’s legal head as mammoth US GC pay packets revealed Anna Cole-Bailey In a month of significant hires and departures, online money payment company TransferWise has snapped up rival Monzo Bank’s chief…
From start-up to established: du-ing it the right way Alex Speirs Of the two telecoms operators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), du – officially Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company – is…
GC to C-suite – How one veteran lawyer crossed the floor Alex Speirs For many lawyers, much of the draw to move in-house is the opportunity to play a more direct role in…
The Scots GC debate: Force multipliers Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol, Legal Business: How do you build your identity and culture as a legal team? And how do you…
The In-House Survey: Blurred lines – the GC as business leader Anna Cole-Bailey Climate change and sustainability dominated news headlines in 2019. Extinction Rebellion protests, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg leading climate strikes around…
Three firms cut as National Grid unveils panel following ‘pay to play’ review and BAE loses longstanding legal chief Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest in-house panel reviews and moves In a busy month of in-house activity, National Grid…
In-house: National Grid drops three firms from panel following ‘pay to play’ review Hamish McNicol BDB Pitmans, Irwin Mitchell and Norton Rose Fulbright have been dropped from National Grid’s panel, understood to be worth about £12m a…
In-house: BAE air legal head quits for aerospace rival as Lloyds’ legal ops head joins Clifford Chance Anna Cole-Bailey BAE System’s longstanding legal chief for air, Julie Smyth, has landed the general counsel (GC) role at GKN Aerospace, while…
In-house: GC Risam draws on experience as Lombard International invites tenders for debut panel Anna Cole-Bailey Wealth-structuring company Lombard International is creating its first-ever legal adviser panel under the watch of general counsel (GC) Monica Risam,…
The Client Profile: Heather Mitchell, The Carlyle Group Anna Cole-Bailey ‘One reason I’m doing this interview is so I can send it to my parents. They’re really important to me.…
Applying the brakes – the legal chiefs helping fast-growth firms to mature Hamish McNicol Two ear-piercing siren blasts ring out across the Canary Wharf HQ of fintech unicorn Revolut. ‘May I have your attention…
Different strokes – Three perspectives in championing diversity in corporate America Catherine Wycherley Rachel Gonzalez, general counsel, Starbucks Starbucks has a fundamental business tenet that we are creating a welcoming place for all…
‘There will be pushback’: Dawn of pay-to-play tenders will stoke law firm tensions with GCs Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol assesses the adviser mood as clients flex buying power ‘Would I say it’s the norm? No. But would…
In-house: SSE launches first panel review as Balfour Beatty GC departs after just six months Anna Cole-Bailey Big Six energy company SSE is reviewing its legal panel for the first time since setting up its debut roster…
Clapping with one hand: clients continue to lag as another 12 law firms join Mindful Business Charter Anna Cole-Bailey The Mindful Business Charter is ‘clapping with one hand’ until more businesses adopt the mental health initiative, with in-house legal…
