Law Tech Special: The final throes of the Wild West? Contract management bids to move into the mainstream Hamish McNicol Companies with thousands of contracts want to not only store them, but manage and learn from them too. It is…
The Women in Law debate: The challenge of you Georgina Stanley Building on last year’s cover feature on the City’s star female deal counsel, Legal Business teamed up with Freshfields Bruckhaus…
Seven firms land spots on Heathrow’s reduced legal roster Thomas Alan Heathrow Airport has completed an overhaul of its legal panel, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy among those…
Under the influence – how pressure to climb the ladder can corrupt in-house counsel Richard Moorhead Being risk savvy and commercially aware is the equivalent of ‘leaning in’ for today’s in-house lawyer. Can one do this…
The GC outlook: more for more and more to come Alex Novarese As a long-term observer of the legal profession, I view the development of GCs with an oxymoronic mix of admiration…
The Last Word: The clients’ view Legal Business Interviewed for our in-house lawyer survey, some leading general counsel give their views on ethics, law firm engagement and technology…
‘Not just a generic consultancy’: BCLP launches in-house innovation and technology arm Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has continued its spate of innovation launches, combining parts of its transatlantic innovation teams to create…
Clyde & Co and Hogan Lovells win spots on NHS business services panel Tom Baker NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has named 28 firms to act on its new shared business services panel, with…
Adviser reviews: Lucozade Ribena Suntory completes first post-merger panel Tom Baker Eversheds Sutherland has won the role of primary UK and Ireland adviser in Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s (LRS) inaugural legal panel…
Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork Thomas Alan Travers Smith has made a rare lateral play with the hire of Sebastian Reger to its pensions sector group as…
‘Europe’s waking up to legal tech’: another hefty funding round as start-up Apperio raises $10m Hamish McNicol Legal tech start-up Apperio is switching to growth mode after closing a $10m funding round that will enable it to…
Deal watch: Westfield GC exits for something ‘very different’ as takeover completes while DLA lands Poundworld administration role Hamish McNicol Retail’s high street struggles are keeping advisers in the sector busy, as multiple firms took roles on the £18.5bn takeover…
Virtual Fear and Loathing – Can GCs get law firms to collaborate on tech? Tom Baker Clichés abound over the stereotypical contrast between stuffy lawyers and progressive tech start-up gurus. Clearly law firms – whose liberal…
Fly like an Eagle: Barclays joins raft of firms with City law-tech incubator launch Hamish McNicol Banking giant Barclays is joining the trio of law firms which have already introduced forms of legal technology incubators by…
Preparing for Brexit – alternative provider Axiom launches new AI as deadline looms Thomas Alan Marking the 365-day countdown to Brexit, alternative legal services provider Axiom has today (29 March) launched a purpose-built service to…
Higher learning Catherine Wycherley 1998 seems like a lifetime ago, where e-commerce was a fantasy for ordinary people just discovering the internet. Yet 1998…
Guest post: What happens to Anna when companies merge? Guest Blog This is not a piece written from the perspective of a project manager or a strategist. Neither am I writing…
Gibson Dunn finance veteran Gillespie departs for investment business as GC Nathalie Tidman City finance veteran Stephen Gillespie has left Gibson Dunn & Crutcher after three years to join international investment business Letterone…
New year, new broom as in-house teams unveil fresh external adviser panels Hamish McNicol The results of a handful of legal panel reviews have been announced in the first week of 2018 by Lloyds…
Tough times, new entrants and mobile talent – A Legal Business year in review Alex Novarese It’s been another eventful year on the front lines of the City and global legal profession marked by mergers, expensive…
