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In-house or private practice? Received wisdom puts this as the binary choice facing lawyers. But both roles place huge and increasing demands on time, and for many, managing their schedule is a receding dream. Does it have to be this way?
Former Airwave GC and company secretary Rachael Davidson is one of a growing breed of UK lawyers who might have cracked the conundrum. For nearly a year she has been working as an interim GC for an alternative law firm. This provider, Halebury, describes itself as a supplier of ‘external in-house lawyers’. Could this new model be blurring the line between internal and external counsel while also allowing fully flexible working?
GC’s Catherine McGregor catches up with her to find out more.
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