All In-house articles – Page 8
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NewsSolicitor oath could ensure higher ethical standards - LSB chief
Further action may be needed to remind practitioners of privileges and obligations.
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NewsGCs criticise SRA for 'understating' severity of in-house challenges
Regulator urged to re-evaluate sector review to ensure risks correctly understood, framed and addressed.
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NewsNews focus: Counsel of woe - in-house solicitors under pressure on ethics
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest review of the in‑house sector explores urgent ethical questions also made topical by the Post Office Horizon Inquiry.
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NewsOne in 20 in-house solicitors 'pressured to suppress information'
SRA thematic review reveals tension between regulatory obligations and business priorities.
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NewsTop government lawyers get 16% rise amid staff exodus fears
'Enhanced pay offer' has obtained ministerial agreement, Government Legal Department told.
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NewsBarclays teams up with firms to offer 'pioneering' training contract
Trainees will divide their time between the private practice and in-house sectors.
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NewsPI firm ‘first’ to offer pupillage for barristers
Express Solicitors says it wants to set example to others to develop its own advocates.
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NewsFirms 'moving away from billable hours'
Magic circle chief says industry should be more focused on value being delivered by lawyers.
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NewsFirm hire: Element appoints group general counsel
Trudy Cooke was most recently group GC and company secretary at global cyber security company Avast PLC.
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News'Pull out all the stops' to retain talent, GCs told
Report on current state of in-house market suggests businesses want to poach experienced lawyers.
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NewsCost-of-living crisis expected to increase pressure on GCs
Latest sector research suggests in-house legal teams must prepare for budget freezes, fee reviews and wellbeing challenges.
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NewsGCs 'not reaping benefits of legal market liberalisation'
Report suggests legal teams are paying too much by sticking with traditional law firms.
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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'.