The company man | Legal privilege for in-house lawyers
Spring 2015GC takes a look behind the company curtain in European countries where corporate counsel are denied the professional status and legal privilege afforded to private practice lawyers.
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From client to colleague: the John Lewis partnership | Retail: in-house management
Spring 2015GC meets with Amy Holt, senior commercial lawyer at UK retailer John Lewis, to discuss how the commercial legal team works with the business, and the company’s unique partnership structure.
Deal breaker to deal maker | Lawyers as dealmakers
Spring 2015William Weisel, former GC of four publicly-traded, multinational high-tech companies in Israel (Scitex Corporation, ADC Teledata, Gilat Satellite Networks and Lumenis), unpicks the stereotype of “lawyers as deal breakers”, explaining how corporate counsel can re-brand as deal makers.
How to be Chief Executive of your own career | Business Thinking
Winter 2014It’s been a tough road to the top, but you’ve made it. What happens if the view isn’t good enough? Former editor of Harvard Business Review Karen Dillon considers how those who have achieved the role of GC can keep the journey going.
Where are all the Lawyer-CEOs? | Business Thinking
Winter 2014GCs are quick to trumpet their intimate understanding of business needs.
From client to colleague: Network Rail | In-House Management
Winter 2014In the first of a series profiling legal departments that are pioneering innovative Ways to meld legal with business, GC meets with UK rail infrastructure company Network Rail’s Natalie Jobling, Cathy Crick and Dan Kayne.
The world’s greatest management thinker: Clayton Christensen | Business Thinking
Winter 2014Inspired by our specially commissioned piece by Karen Dillon, co-author with Christensen of How Will You Measure Your Life, we present a quick guide to this seminal business theorist.
What I wish I’d known: moving in-house | Career Path
Winter 2014Corporate counsel from around the globe pass on their top tips for the first few months in the job.