News – Page 19
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Only way is rebrand for Essex Legal Services
Pioneering local government legal team plans to pursue larger contracts from external clients.
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NewsRole of GC central to global sustainability
Research shows a clear ‘convergence’ between the ‘evolving role of general counsel and corporate sustainability’.
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NewsWhitehall opens vacancies to chartered legal executives
The move follows a review into the Government Legal Department’s recruitment practices
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Research shows boom for corporate in-house
Companies have cut as many as 18 law firms from their stable of providers over the past two years, according to research.
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NewsTTIP hits another hurdle
European parliament postpones vote on controversial EU-US trade deal amid flurry of amendments.
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NewsShake on deal, then go to legal – survey
Only a third of in-house legal teams cite the application of legal or technical expertise as adding the most value to divestments.
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NewsCommercial litigation spending slumps in UK – research
Commercial litigation spending in the UK has fallen dramatically since 2012.
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NewsNews UK appoints new in-house chief
Emma Moloney has been interim general counsel since September 2014.
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NewsCouncil brings more legal work in-house
The London Borough of Islington will handle its own insurance legal work from August.
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NewsSociety criticises in-house deregulation plan
Businesses wanting to provide external legal services should take the alternative business structure route, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsNews focus: statistics of a changing profession
Law Society publishes latest annual statistics report providing a comprehensive snapshot of solicitors in 2014.
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NewsLambeth plots joint ABS
London Borough of Lambeth’s in-house legal department is hoping to set up alternative business structure with neighbouring borough Southwark.
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NewsSRA says ‘sorry’ over ABS application delays
Regulator vows to deal with alternative business structure licence applications within three months.
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NewsIn-house lawyer bonuses near £1bn
The average salary for a lawyer with eight years’ PQE is £112,920, recruiter Laurence Simons said.
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NewsLegal ‘boom’ for local authorities
Nearly half of councils are considering generating external income from legal services.
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NewsPioneering ABS council names new legal chief
Buckinghamshire and London boroughs of Harrow and Barnet granted alternative business structure licences last year.
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NewsSouth-east authorities merge legal teams
Latest local government tie-up will create 130-strong legal team.
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NewsCompanies warned of compliance risks
More than half of CCOs do not feel their compliance department is sufficiently integrated into corporate decision-making and strategy.
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NewsSuper-regulator targets ‘unnecessary’ in-house rules
LSB calls on regulators either to justify restrictions on in-house lawyers or get rid of them.
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NewsSummit: lawyers vital in sporting successes
GLS told that extraordinary amount of behind-the-scenes work by lawyers helps major events triumph.