All In-house articles – Page 32
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MoJ cuts outside legal spend by 16%
Over the past year Whitehall has made more use of the Treasury Solicitor’s department.
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NewsAnti-corruption warning to in-house
Analysis of bribery prosecutions says most corrupt payments are not detected.
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ProfileKath Nicholson
From humbling the health secretary to high-profile inquests, Lewisham Council’s legal chief has centre stage in the London borough’s life.
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NewsIn-house ‘has to be independent’
Barclays’ vice-president of legal counsel says that one of the purposes of in-house teams is to act as a control function.
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NewsCouncils pool resources to take on legal trainees
The South London Legal Partnership, a four-borough shared legal service programme, is expected to save £600,000.
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NewsEnergy giant picks Pinsents as main adviser
E.ON UK moves to fixed-fee deal with Pinsent Masons.
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FeatureThe legal questions raised by One Barnet
Barnet council’s radical outsourcing plans raised novel legal questions.
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ProfileDavid Frei
The legal services director for the United Synagogue, talks about the work of the Beth Din, managing cemeteries and lobbying government.
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NewsGovernment doubles TSoL spending
The government has more than doubled its spending with Whitehall’s central legal services provider the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.
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NewsFraud and corruption rife in Asia-Pacific
Research reveals half of the region’s companies’ anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies to be failing.
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NewsTUPE changes 'will benefit public sector outsourcers’
Changes to TUPE guidelines will make it more attractive for outsourcing companies to take on public sector work.
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OpinionThe cost of having principles
If general counsel advise an ethical response to wrongdoing and are ignored, it undermines their ability to do the core job of managing risk.
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NewsFormer general counsel founds new 'virtual' firm
Commercial practice Radius Law has a ‘clear brand identity’ and will offer fixed fees.
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NewsSlash 10% on legal spend with e-billing, GCs told
General counsel could save up to 10% of their external legal spend simply by implementing effective workflow systems.
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NewsDoubts over beneficial owners registry
Plans to create a central registry of ‘beneficial owners’ of companies could threaten the UK economy, a committee of the Law Society has warned.
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ProfileMy legal life: Simon Bradbury
Patent attorney and head of life sciences, Appleyard Lees, Manchester.
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NewsKent County Council to review outsourcing of legal services
Kent County Council to review outsourcing as part of a move to save £240m
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NewsE-billing could save you 10% of legal spending, GCs told
In-house lawyers could slash their spending on external advice by implementing new technology.
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MPs attack lobbying bill
MPs have lined up to criticise the government’s lobbying bill for failing to include law firms.
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FeatureHow to: manage your emails
Dealing with and storing emails has been shown to occupy up to half the time of highly-skilled professionals such as lawyers. Roy Russell offers some tips for easing the burden