The Lawyer European Awards was the first initiative of its kind to reward and celebrate excellence across the European legal market. The Awards scheme attracts entries from over 120 independent law firms headquartered in Europe and global firms working across the Continent.
The Lawyer’s two-day, VIP Summit brings together around 90 global, European and UK in-house general counsel and chief compliance officers to share best practice, trends and trouble-shooting tips across different sectors and geographies, focused on how lawyers can demonstrate value within increasingly risk conscious businesses.
This unique professional event is designed to optimise the skills of in-house counsel as business forecasters and strategic advisers, enabling them to support their businesses in an increasingly fast-paced and ever-changing world.
Shaping up to be the Financial Sector’s must-attend event, this 1-day conference is the perfect opportunity for in-house lawyers and compliance professionals to share their challenges in implementing the latest regulatory change, to understand how companies and industries are affected in practice by the new regulation and to benchmark with 90 of their peers.
On 25 September 2018, The Lawyer and more than 120 managing partners, CEOs and top-level business services leaders will gather at the Business Leadership Summit to spend a day focusing on defining your law firm strategy in a tech driven future. Interested in joining your peers at the top table as the future of the market is decided? Register now
The Lawyer’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference is an event where in-house lawyers can enhance their ability to meet the wider demands of their organisation, support their professional development needs and benchmark with their peers.
From keeping abreast of potential risks, to discussing prevention and compliance tactics as well as tackling the latest dispute resolution challenges, the event delivers an unrivalled platform for education and networking.
With the Business Leadership Summit in association with Propero taking place today, we caught up with Intapp CEO John Hall, one of the keynote speakers, to discuss where the legal sector is heading, what trends are emerging and what are the main obstacles lying ahead for law firms.
Sage’s GC shares how she helps her in-housers develop their leadership skills and what she looks for when hiring talent.
GSK’s assistant general counsel talks to The Lawyer about the steps she takes to avoid disappointment in the mentor-mentee relationship.
Ahead of the ‘Managing GDPR without breaching GDPR‘ webinar The Lawyer will be hosting in association with Epiq, we caught up Vodafone head of legal compliance Andrew Yorston, Epiq senior director for professional services Europe Martin Bonney, Covington & Burling special counsel Kristof Van Quathem and McDermott Will & Emery partner Ashley Winton to get an insight into some of the issues they will be touching upon during their session.
Our latest 60 second interview in the “Law firm of the Year” series features senior partner Richard Foley, who talks to The Lawyer about Pinsent Masons‘ vision for the future and the importance of understanding the DNA of your business in times of unprecedented change.
Baker McKenzie’s COO explains how tech presents both the biggest opportunity and biggest challenge for law firms.
Creating a discernible and identifiable culture is no mean feat; creating one worthy of Law Firm of the Year is even harder. At a breakfast roundtable in the heart of the City, The Lawyer and Travelers spoke to those shortlisted for the top prize about how they cultivate, maintain and progress something so intangible. A […]
Today The Lawyer reveals the shortlist for The Lawyer Awards 2018, in association with Travelers, the legal industry’s biggest night of the year. This year, over 70 judges across private practice, in-house and the Bar debated entries from a record number of law firms and companies to narrow down the shortlist for the 28 categories. Our panel of judges […]
Join this webinar to learn how to effectively take inventory of and categorise the data you hold, and the steps you should take to limit your exposure to a breach.
Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, a multi-disciplinary practice representing businesses and individuals locally and nationally, has won The Lawyer Awards Regional Firm of the Year 2017 for its ambitious growth strategy and cultural goal to put the customer at the heart of everything it does. About Wright Hassall Wright Hassall is one of the largest law […]
London law firm Kemp Little has won The Lawyer Boutique Law Firm of the Year award for 2017.
With legal privilege a major discussion topic for 2017, The Lawyer spoke with HFW Partner Brian Perrott during our Managing Risk and Litigation conference to get his thoughts on whether in-house lawyers are still able to rely on privilege.
FTI Consulting’s European Information Governance Leader Sonia Cheng talks to The Lawyer about making the most of an information governance system while also sharing tips on how to get the funding and necessary board level attention for this.
EY head of law, UK&I Philip Goodstone talks to The Lawyer during the recent In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference about what innovation means and how to keep your team focused on innovation.
Video interview at The Lawyer’s In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference with Michael Luckman, Partner & Head of Commercial, Employment, Pensions and Projects at Gowling WLG around the threats and opportunities for UK businesses trading internationally and what protectionism means for the GC.
Video interview with Bill Brooks, General Manager – Legal Sector at Globality Legal Services during the recent In-house Counsel as Business Partner conference, talking about what the top three criteria for hiring external law firms should be and discussing the situations when GCs are better off instructing smaller local firms.
On the 26 September 2017, The Lawyer and more than 120 senior and managing partners, CEOs and top-level business services leaders came together at the Business Leadership Summit to spend a day focusing on how to build the law firm of 2025.
Hosted by actor Rob Brydon, highlights of the night included Mishcon de Reya taking home the Law firm of the Year Award, while Dentons won International firm of the Year and Blackstone Chambers won Chambers of the year
The Lawyer’s deputy editor Matt Byrne explores the new themes and topics to be covered in this year’s jam-packed agenda for the upcoming Business Leadership Summit on 26th September.
Some of the best photographs from a fantastic night where Mishcon de Reya were crowned Law Firm of the Year 2017.
