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How to succeed as a business’ inaugural in-house lawyer: Part 1
07 June 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyHow to succeed as a business’ inaugural in-house lawyer: Part 1

In this two-part story, award-nominated GC Michael Guilday reflects on his journey as the first corporate counsel...

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Are external providers with in-house experience preferable?
07 June 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyAre external providers with in-house experience preferable?

Lisa Briese, who spent 16 years in-house, reflects on the benefits of engaging lawyers and firms that can better...

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Igniting innovation in your organisation
07 June 2022 ByCarolyn Austin and Anja van der WeerdIgniting innovation in your organisation

Innovation needs perseverance, positivity and patience, but the possibilities of a successful innovation program are...

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Susan Schneider
31 May 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyThere is ‘something special’ about working in aviation

In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the chief legal and risk officer reflects on how there is “never a shortage” of...

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Stop ‘letting value get away’ from your company
31 May 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyStop ‘letting value get away’ from your company

Too often, law departments and their companies are “leaving value on the table”. Litigation funding is a solution to...

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ExxonMobil
30 May 2022 BySimon LevettWin in US Supreme Court prompts call for anti-SLAPP laws throughout...

Globally, lawsuits by big polluters such as ExxonMobil are facing some challenges. The Massachusetts Supreme Court...

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The need to get more value out of a lawyer’s hour
24 May 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyThe need to get more value out of a lawyer’s hour

The way our system is set up, legal services providers are disincentivised from investing in productivity improvements....

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Max Kimber SC
17 May 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyWhy barristers and mediators should be on your legal services panel

A reconstitution of your business’ panel of providers to include barristers and mediators needs to be considered if...

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How a break from law helped me find my ‘right direction’
17 May 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyHow a break from law helped me find my ‘right direction’

Brooke Dellavedova was a class actions lawyer for over two decades. After taking time off to reflect on what is...

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Annamarie Rooding
17 May 2022 ByAnnamarie RoodingWhy ethical considerations are crucial to legal compliance

If you aren’t deliberately and systematically embedding ethical considerations into your organisational strategy and...

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