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Goodbye greenwash! How the law is being used to force corporates to act on climate change

Organisations and their leaders will increasingly face the financial and reputational consequences of climate change inaction, believes Alice Garton, director of global legal strategy at the Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE) . Growing up in Australia’s first eco village, she set her sights on using the law to change the world at a young age. She worked for a hard-hitting litigator, spent 14 years in law firms and multinationals before moving to ClientEarth – the first NGO to look at the whole suite of laws that can be applied to combat the climate crisis. In her latest role at FILE, she’s aiming to scale climate litigation across the world. Based on her experience, she explains the future of climate-related litigation for businesses and lawyers to Neil Pearson, Mills & Reeve’s head of ESG and social value.

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Roundtable: Legal teams as proactive value creators

As the pangs of Covid-19 continue to reverberate around the legal industry and lawyers’ workloads rise without commensurate budgets, many have felt the need to examine their existing processes to identify how they can work more efficiently. The legal market is still grappling with how to optimise their use of tech, and for some, simply […]

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5 traits you now need to be an effective in-house counsel

By Sarah Hallowell After nearing two years of widespread change and disruption, we have seen a new type of lawyer emerge inside the in-house legal function – the Tech-Enabled Lawyer – and they’re more determined than ever to push forward with their digital transformation roadmaps. In the last decade or so, the in-house legal function […]

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Can You Look Yourself in the Mirror?

by Natalie Abou-Alwan “No matter how tempting the deal, make sure you can still look yourself in the mirror.” These were the wise words shared with a respected oil trader in the industry, as she embarked on her career at an international organisation. Yes, you read correctly, “she”. This incredibly intelligent woman not only made […]

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The challenges of advising on the energy transition: why lawyers have a key role to play

By Dimitri Papaefstratiou and Charles Morrison Our energy markets are currently experiencing a fascinating transition into uncharted territory. On the one hand, it is quite clear that the continued dependence on fossil fuels to power our global energy needs is no longer sustainable. The science is more conclusive than ever – even with the actions […]

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Concentration broken? Time for some focused thinking

Questioning the fusion of neuroscience and technology, as well as its impact on legal teams, may seem a daunting challenge, but it is one that LexisNexis has embraced of late. In fact, the topic was at the heart of a recent roundtable hosted by LexisNexis’ director of product solutions Christopher O’Connor in collaboration with The […]

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Stéphanie Hamon on using skills mapping to support strategic objectives

In our latest 60 second interview, Norton Rose Fulbright’s head of legal operations consulting Stéphanie Hamon talks to The Lawyer about the skills in-house lawyers need in 2022, the importance of skills mapping, and the value this brings to the wider business. Are the skills that in-house lawyers require in 2022 different from those needed […]

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Siân Ashton on why “technology should be the last thing you look at”

In our latest 60 second interview, TLT’s client services transformation partner Siân Ashton talks to The Lawyer about the need to challenge the assumption that technology is always the answer and how analysing processes can deliver the greatest improvements in efficiency. The pandemic has massively accelerated the pace of digital transformation. Is technology still a […]

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‘Financial crime in all its guises has heavily increased over the past 18 months’

TLT partner and head of financial services Andrew Lyon talks to The Lawyer about the increase in financial crime over the past 18 months, the subsequent increase in litigation activity and whether regulators have enough resources to cope with this. Has the pandemic increased fraudulent behaviour and have you seen financial crime or fraud-related work […]

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‘Technical excellence won’t be king anymore’

In this latest 60-second interview, Peerpoint MD Carolyn Aldous talks to The Lawyer about changes to the legal market, trends in legal consulting and what successful legal teams will look like in the future. Has the pandemic changed your approach to the legal market? Our key values have stayed the same, but we’ve had to […]

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‘The ways in which FS firms interact with each other and with their clients will change beyond recognition’

In our latest 60-second interview, Shoosmiths partner Sam Tyfield shares his views and predictions when it comes to the key challenges facing the Financial Services sector in the next few years. In your experience, what are the key areas that FS firms have relied on external support over the past year? The key areas have […]

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Thomson Reuters’ Kriti Sharma on working smarter and becoming more people centric

Ahead of this year’s Smarter Working Week event, Thomson Reuters’ chief product officer LegalTech Kriti Sharma spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how this has evolved to become “more people-centric”. Working smarter is about creating experiences that “connect humans”, put people at the centre of businesses and create positive change. Tech is […]

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‘My 3 pieces of advice’ by Sarah Holmes

EY Law’s Sarah Holmes on being intellectually curious and brave, remembering that everyone has a personal story and the importance of taking time and space even when you are expected to make decisions quickly and trying to meet expectations.

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‘My 3 pieces of advice’ by Richard Goold

EY’s Richard Goold talks about building an extraordinary team, prioritising what’s important and being prepared for the administrative burdens you are bound to encounter as the legal team of a fast growth company.

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‘My 3 pieces of advice’ by Mark Smith

LexisNexis’ Mark Smith on investing time in your people and finding a smarter way of doing things.

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‘My 3 pieces of advice’ by Tracy Brown

Tracy Brown on revamping your CV to suit the in-house market, the importance of being flexible about the roles you would consider and being honest with your recruiter.