Bank lawyers face unhappy New Year
In-house lawyers at London's major investment banks are bracing themselves for a fresh round of redundancies after seeing 10 per cent of legal staff at some banks losing their jobs.
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Eversheds’ clients enhance billing system
05-Jan-2009Eversheds has launched the second phase of a project management system that was inspired by becoming engineering conglomerate Tyco’s sole legal provider.
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Former Nokia IP head joins Powell Gilbert
07-Jan-2009IP boutique Powell Gilbert has recruited Nokia's former head of IP litigation as its seventh partner.
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Clifford Chance hires Fed Trade Commission GC
DLA beats rivals to £10m Govt IT role
Channel 4 names new legal head
BT centralises lawyers, expands trainee intake
Lambeth Council launches panel review
BAE Systems replaces Delhi-bound chief counsel
Telly vision: Gordon Finlayson, Showtime Arabia
05-Jan-2009 There are several examples of lawyers dabbling in journalism, but you rarely hear of it happening the other way around.
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EasyJet approach is right for our no-frills times, firms told
17-Nov-2008The key themes that dominated The Lawyer’s in-house summit in Berlin were litigation, regulation and, of course, costs.
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The Lawyer In-House Summit, 6-8 November
07-Nov-2008Two days of frenetic networking and learning have come to an end, and it’s been a memorable time in Berlin. I haven’t had space to write about half of what’s been going on. So here’s a taste of what else was on offer.
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In-house and outside counsel urged to communicate to avoid disputes
27-Oct-2008In-house counsel must become involved with arbitration proceedings from the outset if they want to avoid lengthy and costly proceedings, delegates at a dispute arbitration conference heard last week.
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Board focus
19-May-2008 The Legal Services Board's first chairman David Edmonds believes he has the experience to provide his organisation with world-class credibility
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Plea for understanding as conference shines a light on 'third legal community'
04-Feb-2008For years they were the poor relations of the legal world, earning less and working fewer hours than their illustrious counterparts in City firms.
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In-housers: stop complaining and do something about it
14-Jan-2008In-house counsel have once again expressed dismay at the "hugely inflated" rates charged by their external lawyers (The Lawyer, 19 November 2007).
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Global compliance has given counsel a mountain to climb
19-Nov-2007The long climb of compliance was a key topic for speakers during a series of conferences attended by more than 200 leading in-house counsel and compliance officers in New York and New Jersey in October.
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EU must resolve the issue of in-house privilege
01-Oct-2007In a significant judgment, the European Court of First Instance (CFI) has clarified the scope of legal professional privilege (LPP) in competition investigations and prescribed the procedures to be followed by the European Commission in cases where the privileged status of documents is disputed, for example during dawn raids.
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Billing probe reveals in-house resentment
26-Sep-2007An investigation into law firm billing has revealed that in-house counsel are being left in the dark by law firms and are disillusioned with billing methods.
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Telly vision: Gordon Finlayson, Showtime Arabia
There are several examples of lawyers dabbling in journalism, but you rarely hear of it happening the other way around.
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In-house review of the year 2008: In good company
The past 12 months have been something of a rollercoaster for in-house lawyers.
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Dance floor diva: Victoria Davies, Ministry of Sound
The glow sticks may have been consigned to the museum of irony, but the music and lifestyle are still as popular as ever.
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Right Russian: Pavel Klimov, Unisys
It can be hard to understand what it is like to have no say in the direction of your own future. For Pavel Klimov, the possibility of having no choice at all drove him on a career path to heading one of the $5.6bn IT giant’s major legal teams.
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Kind of magic: Colin Armstrong, Merlin Entertainments Group
Working for a theme park operator sounds like the best job in the world. But Merlin Entertainments Group is not your average operator.
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Middle man: Paul Bentall, Financial Ombudsman Service
Sitting among the towering financial houses of Canary Wharf, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) occupies a unique position in the world of commerce.
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Outward bound: Simon Gildener, Howden
Traditionally, the general counsel position is an internal-facing role where client contact is limited. But for Simon Gildener, general counsel of Howden Insurance Brokers, the role has been turned on its head.
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Tree for all: Ruth Daniels, The Generations Network
The hit BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? – which sees celebrities delve into the lives of their ancestors – has struck a chord with amateur genealogists everywhere.
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