Guest post: Partners Behaving Badly – how not to handle client relations Legal Business The other day we were in a meeting with the head of strategy and marketing and the chair of an…
The Last Word – The client’s view Legal Business Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel (GCs) at leading companies give us their views on panels, pricing, regulation…
News in brief – October 2014 Legal Business LORD CHANCELLOR ACTED ‘UNLAWFULLY’ IN LEGAL AID CONSULTATION Kingsley Napley and 11 KBW last month acted for the London Criminal…
News in brief – September 2014 Legal Business Squire Patton Boggs loses 23-strong team in Middle East Squire Patton Boggs saw the departure of five partners and 18…
In-house: BT Global Services GC moves to Serco Jaishree Kalia UK outsourcing company Serco has hired BT Global Services general counsel (GC) David Eveleigh as its group GC and company…
Numbers crunching – the rise of KPIs for the progressive client Legal Business Traditional methods of assessing external legal advisers’ performance are giving way to a more formalised approach. Legal Business examines the…
Barclays cuts legal roster by 30% in global panel review as American firms find success Caroline Hill Barclays has turned to a raft of US firms, including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Latham & Watkins, for…
Guest post: Is sustainability improving corporate and professional ethics? Legal Business The ethical dimensions of in-house practice are a significant source of academic and practical interest, as the recent investigation of…
UK big six energy giant SSE announces seven-strong inaugural legal panel Legal Business Big six energy giant SSE has set up an inaugural seven-strong law firm panel following an ‘extensive selection process’. Freshfields Bruckhaus…
Unleashing talent – highlights from The Legal 500’s Corporate Counsel 100: Latin America Legal Business As Latin America increasingly becomes a global economic force, the role of the in-house lawyer in the region has evolved…
Unleashing talent – highlights from The Legal 500’s Corporate Counsel 100: Latin America Legal Business As Latin America increasingly becomes a global economic force, the role of the in-house lawyer in the region has evolved…
‘Slower than expected growth’ sees Co-operative Legal Services unveil £22m operating loss with flat turnover Legal Business Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has made an operating loss of £22m for 2013 and unveiled a flat turnover, blaming a slower…
Taylor Wessing City duo leave to head legal at client OB10 and boost construction at Wedlake Bell Legal Business Taylor Wessing has lost two senior London partners as UK telecoms head Patrick Clark moves to head the legal team at…
‘Difficult quarter’ for Citigroup as it discloses 33% increase in Q1 2014 legal spend Legal Business Citigroup has joined a raft of global financial institutions that have declared a substantial rise in their legal spend, up…
ABS latest: Kent Legal Services to open the bidding in search for a JV partner this summer Francesca Fanshawe Kent County Council‘s legal arm is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ from potential alternative business structure (ABS) joint venture partners in…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review Sarah Downey Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
With an external legal spend in excess of $1bn since 2010, BP launches panel review Sarah Downey Energy giant BP, which has paid around $1bn in external legal fees in relation to the Gulf of Mexico oil…
Adviser reviews: Irwin Mitchell replaced by Shakespeares on National Grid’s UK panel after review Sarah Downey Top 30 LB100 firm Irwin Mitchell has lost its place on energy giant National Grid’s legal panel, following a review…
Clydes, Kennedys and Auntie Beeb latest to back legal apprenticeship drive Legal Business Today (7 March) marks the end of the 7th National Apprenticeship Week, an initiative coordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service,…
Eyes on the prize: RFU to commence first law firm panel overhaul in six years Caroline Hill The Rugby Football Union (RFU)’s legal spend may be overshadowed by the majority of City clients but the prestige of advising…
