In our latest 60 second interview Kate Tyers, legal director at Ricardo, talks to The Lawyer about how best to introduce and use legal tech in an in-house team. Kate is one of the 100+ attendees joining us on 19th March at the Legal Transformation Summit. If you were a General Counsel looking to implement […]
The increasing importance of environmental and social governance (ESG) means that it has become a key consideration for the legal sector. But keeping up to date with this evolving subject is not always easy. In order to shed some light on the current situation, Jake Reynolds, head of client sustainability and environment at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, […]
In this latest 60-second interview, Shoosmiths partner and head of tech and innovation service line Simon McArdle shares his advice for GCs looking to implement tech for the first time, his predictions around the next big thing in legal tech and how to ensure that the legal system and/or tech you invest in doesn’t get […]
Our latest 60-second interview features Lily Hepworth, general counsel and company secretary for Immunocore, a T cell receptor biotechnology company working to develop and commercialise new medicines for cancer, infection and autoimmune disease. Hepworth talks about what the last year looked like for her, the role her team has played in advancing the strategic goals […]
In this 60-second interview, Autologyx CEO Edward Wilson talks to The Lawyer about how to avoid getting overwhelmed by the fast pace of legal tech change, about clients currently having to do all the hard work when it comes to implementing solutions and stringing them together, about platforms as 1-stop shops and the next big […]
Our latest 60 second interview features Norton Rose Fulbright’s global and US chair and US Head of employment and labor Shauna Clark. Shauna talks to The Lawyer about the different ways in which the pandemic has impacted clients, about partnering with clients on diversity and inclusion initiatives, and her advice for junior lawyers at the […]
Commercial director at DWF Mindcrest Craig Chaplin talks to The Lawyer about blending New Law (ALSP) and Old Law (Traditional Law Firms) together and getting that recipe right.
Zeno Capucci, general counsel at DocPlanner group, talks to The Lawyer about the benefits and challenges of heading up the legal team of a global business, including striking the right balance between harmonisation and decentralisation and considering the attitudes and cultural viewpoints of local stakeholders. What are the main challenges of being the general counsel […]
In our latest 60-second interview, Moonbug Entertainment’s general counsel Karine Ahton talks to The Lawyer about working in a startup environment, building a legal function from scratch and thinking in grey. What attracted you to working in a startup environment? I was general counsel of a Formula E racing team (Envision Virgin Racing) prior to […]
by Julia Hayhoe The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Series explores, among other themes, how the dramatic acceleration of macro trends has placed Purpose, Sustainability and ESG issues top of the corporate board, general counsel and increasingly legal provider agenda. This series of GC interviews interviews informs the event and the webinar I presented on “Enabling client success in […]
Kennedy‘s global managing partner Suzanne Liversidge speaks to The Lawyer as part of the Business Leadership Series about how for the first time in her career there has been a genuine recognition that ‘we’re all in it together’, and how through those shared experiences new cultural norms have been formed. How can you influence and […]
In our latest 60 second interview Clifford Chance’s Graduate recruitment specialist, Yasmina Kone, talks to The Lawyer about how the firm is devising new and innovative ways to attract candidates.
Fletchers Solicitors CEO talks to The Lawyer about the importance of ‘un-learning’ in the new world of technology.
Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Mark Rigotti talks to The Lawyer about the skills that law firms should be teaching graduates.
Just Group general counsel Joanna Nayler speaks to The Lawyer ahead of her session at the In-house Counsel as Business Partner Conference, in association with EY, about becoming an agent for change in the business. What is your one prediction for the progression of in-house lawyers? The role played by in-house lawyers is becoming ever […]
Post Office general counsel Ben Foat talks to The Lawyer ahead of his workshop at the In-house Counsel as Business Partner Conference, in association with EY, explaining the key considerations for transforming the legal function. What are the top three things businesses expect from their in-house lawyers? A strategic business partner that sees the bigger picture and […]
In our latest 60-second interview, Linklaters managing partner Gideon Moore talks to The Lawyer about developing cognitive diversity within the firm and the impact flexible working is having on traditional routes to partnership.