The purpose of this section is to analyse the state of diversity within the legal market by summarising the opinions of both in-house lawyers and outside professionals, whilst also evaluating how legal teams are contributing to diversity initiatives within their organisations. It is based on an online survey completed by 248 UK respondents.
Any kind of change is a hard and often emotional process. In this month’s blog, Baker McKenzie Inclusion and Diversity partner, Sarah Gregory, shares why firms have a duty to become more comfortable with talking about issues that have previously been swept under the carpet.
What does your organisation need from its in-house lawyers? And is that you?
GC sits down with Xerox to discuss their expanding legal mandate and innovative approach to document solutions.
In Dubai, The Legal 500 in partnership with Al Tamimi & Company assembled lead in-house counsel from the region – all of whom were members for the GC Powerlist: Middle East – to discuss strategies for dealing with a challenging geo-political situation and an evolving business environment.
In late 1998, I stepped onto the seventh floor of Eleven Madison Avenue in New York City. I was interviewing for a job in the litigation group at Credit Suisse First Boston. At the time, I was an assistant United States attorney, thoroughly enjoying my in-court experience and proud to be representing the U.S. government …
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Carlyle Kingswood Global talks to Royal Mail’s group general counsel, Maaike de Bie, on how the transition from public to private sector has impacted on the company’s legal department, and in particular how it manages its panel of external lawyers.
GC finds out about what growing corporate interest in sustainability could mean for in-house lawyers from Ursula Wynhoven, CLO and chief of governance and social sustainability at the UN Global Compact.
GC gets an inside look at an economy on the rise from members of The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist: Mexico.
The relationship between in-house legal and procurement has too often been far from productive. GC finds out how getting everyone on the same page can generate new efficiencies and a more effective method of purchasing legal services.