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…
Status update: Gibson Dunn partner hired as Facebook deputy GC Legal Business Social media giant Facebook has appointed Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s co-head of IT and data privacy Ashlie Beringer as deputy general…
Moving in-house: Broker AKJ brings in former LSE-lawyer as first general counsel Legal Business The trend of companies increasingly enhancing their teams to include sophisticated and growing in-house legal departments shows little sign of…
Comment: Why the in-house triumph over law firms may prove short-lived Legal Business In the decade prior to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, an excess of work masked the corrosive effect to law…
In-house: Lloyds Banking Group sees knock-on effect at senior level as it fills GC for group legal role Legal Business In-house promotions and moves often have a domino effect across the entire legal function and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is…
In-house: Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May lawyers take senior roles at CMA, Shell and PwC Francesca Fanshawe Magic circle lawyers have this week filled a number of senior regulatory and in-house positions, with a Slaughter and May partner…
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…
Dissent: Why the in-house triumph over law firms may prove short-lived Legal Business Scott Gibson and Kristi Edwards argue that GCs have secured a short-term advantage over their external advisers at the risk…
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…
Barclays goes external to replace group GC Mark Harding Legal Business In a surprise announcement, Barclays has today (30 August) revealed that Bob Hoyt has taken over from Mark Harding as…
BAE international: defence giant rolls out UK cab rank model to Asia and ME Caroline Hill With the UK’s investment in defence broadly flat British defence giant BAE Systems is looking increasingly to the international markets…
Against the grain: Kent CC’s legal arm introduces trainee programme as it unveils 20% rise in profits Sarah Downey As private practice firms including Allen & Overy downsize their trainee intakes the successful legal arm of Kent County Council has…
In-house Round-up: Swiss Re GC to DAC, Co-op’s Gulliford to Pannone, FACT appoints first GC and Auction.com takes on senior legal team Francesca Fanshawe If it had seemed that the flow of UK hires between private practice and in-house was very much one-sided in…
Pioneering Lawyers On Demand business secures high profile ex FT general counsel to plot growth Legal Business Former Financial Times general counsel Tim Bratton is set to join the Berwin Leighton Paisner-backed Lawyers on Demand (LOD) in…
BT moves to extend its use of legal outsourcing in the UK Sarah Downey BT has begun an extensive legal process outsourcing (LPO) tender for its work in India and the US and is…
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…
Global 100: The client view David Stevenson FTSE 100 general counsel (GC) say global firms have finally listened to their concerns on costs and that, if anything,…
