All In-house articles – Page 5
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NewsIn-house counsel ‘risk averse’ about reporting cyber crime
US home security chief says lawyers need to be pro-active about making organisations secure.
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NewsWeinstein whistleblower: ‘nothing has changed’ on NDA rules
Zelda Perkins says her biggest problems started ‘the moment I was in a room with a lawyer’.
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ProfileMy legal life: Emma Levin, Mina
General counsel at Mina, and a legal consultant for UniHomes, Sheffield.
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NewsWork piling up for in-house lawyers
2022 proving to be a busy year as global survey identifies biggest challenges facing legal teams.
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NewsWoman solicitor described by colleagues as 'ballbreaker' awarded £150,000
Tribunal found in 2020 that solicitor in City insurance business suffered sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.
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NewsAG denies plan to ban government lawyers from rejecting policy
Updated legal risk guidance will 'focus on how government lawyers can work with ministers to problem-solve'.
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FeatureLeveraging information
In-house counsel need cost-effective solutions to extract and use data. Maria Shahid reports from the Gazette's latest roundtable discussion. (Sponsored by OpenText.)
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NewsTraining courses seek to develop in-house skills
Two prominent education providers have separately partnered with GC-led networks.
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NewsIn-house solicitor kept quiet about fees paid to family member
General counsel at Volkswagen engaged relative to do work and approved invoices.
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NewsIn-house lawyers urged to become climate change leaders
Senior legal chiefs tell Law Society conference legal teams are uniquely placed to influence their organisation's environmental strategy.
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NewsSolicitor mother of triplets unfairly dismissed by British Gas
In-house lawyer regarded as ‘less focused’ wins employment tribunal claim for sex discrimination.
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NewsMost in-house lawyers want to work from home
Half of in-house legal teams back in office full-time - but reluctantly, poll suggests.
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NewsCouncil solicitor arranged payments to husband’s company
Former in-house lawyer struck off after failing to declare issue with two invoices.
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NewsPost Office disclosure could be used against lawyers before SDT
The SRA can use documents provided by the Post Office ‘in any disciplinary proceedings issued in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’.
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NewsFirm hire: GSK Consumer Healthcare appoints GC
Bjarne Philip Tellmann was previously chief legal officer, general counsel and member of the executive at Pearson.
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NewsSRA and Post Office agree disclosure order in Horizon investigation
Post Office agrees wording of disclosure notice which ‘does not relate to individuals that are involved with the Post Office today’.
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OpinionSolicitor apprenticeships: Building the future of the legal profession
Holly Moore shares her experience of working as the first in-house solicitor apprentice at ITV.
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NewsMicrosoft offers 3% bonus to panel firms hitting diversity targets
Tech giant announces new initiatives as part of ongoing programme and singles out two firms for their achievements.