News – Page 6
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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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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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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 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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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’.