Perspectives: Jan Paulsson, Three Crowns Legal Business I didn’t start school until I was 13. I grew up in Liberia and it was wonderful growing up in…
Life During Law: Jeremy Hoyland Legal Business I always wanted to be an architect. Unfortunately I’m very messy and that’s a bad combination. Building useful things, such…
Life During Law: Neel Sachdev, Kirkland & Ellis Legal Business I had training offers from a couple of Magic Circle firms, but I chose SJ Berwin because at that time…
Profile: Carol Hui – Heathrow Airport Holdings Sarah Downey Heathrow’s legal chief on early responsibility, legal satnavs and runway three. While most general counsel (GCs) at major companies will…
Life during law: Charles Martin Legal Business In the end Macfarlanes’ response to the recession was very strong. We learned not to be frightened of change and…
Q&A with Hogan Lovells new chief executive Steve Immelt Legal Business As Washington DC-based Steve Immelt next month takes over the reins from Hogan Lovells co-chief executives David Harris and Warren…
Profile: Simon Dowson-Collins, HarperCollins UK Sarah Downey The media lawyer talks about daytime TV and taking the top spot at the publishing giant. Although not recommended for…
Life During Law: Nilufer von Bismarck Legal Business There were different challenges during the downturn, you had to look to different markets. Challenges are always there and you…
Irwin Mitchell’s outgoing chief executive John Pickering on change in the sector and why it was time to hang up his boots Legal Business Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing…
Life during law: Helen Burton Jaishree Kalia The first deal I worked on when I qualified at Allen & Overy (A&O) was for David Morley and everything…
Irwin Mitchell’s outgoing chief executive John Pickering on change in the sector and why it was time to hang up his boots Legal Business Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing…
Profile: Graeme Colquhoun, Heineken UK Sarah Downey Global brewer’s UK head of legal on his no-nonsense approach It’s a terrible cliché to invoke the plain-speaking Scot, but…
Life during law: Phil Sanderson Legal Business I used to pretend I decided to be a lawyer at 16. My sister made a visit to me in…
Profile: Andrew Whittaker and Kate Cheetham, Lloyds Banking Group Legal Business The bank’s group and deputy GCs discuss the split of Lloyds and TSB, and helping Lloyds’ efforts to rebuild trust…
Profile: Alison Kay, National Grid Caroline Hill The energy giant’s group GC discusses the overhaul of its legal function When the in-house legal team of a large…
Life During Law: James Palmer Legal Business I don’t believe people that do well have an unerring right to succeed and it’s entirely down to their own…
Life During Law – David Childs Legal Business It’s been an amazing career. I’ve been with Clifford Chance (CC) for 40 years. People had just stopped wearing bowler…
Profile: Maurice Woolf Legal Business The telecoms company’s GC discusses the challenges his company faces Maurice Woolf’s candid recollection of shifting client-side into the telecoms…
