Jonathan Watmough, Managing Partner, RPC Increasingly I realise just how easy some of us in private practice have it compared to general counsel (GC) and in-house lawyers. Law firms and their lawyers are inclined to be change resistant. Professional experience has conditioned them to be sensitised to the potential downsides arising from a course of …
Welcome to our inaugural GC Power List: a collection of 100 of the most interesting and influential in-house lawyers in business today. This report provides a snapshot of some of the most powerful legal advisers to companies across ten key business sectors. In compiling this report, we spoke to an array of leading law firms …
Paul Jenkins QC Her Majesty’s Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor The Treasury Solicitor’s Department Much of The Treasury Solicitor’s Department’s work consists of highly specialised public law, legislative work and providing advice to ministers. Most of this is done within its huge in-house team of 1,000 individuals, including 800 lawyers. However Paul Jenkins QC, …
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Anthony Inglese General counsel and solicitor HM Revenue & Customs Anthony Inglese oversees a large team of 400 staff, of which around half are lawyers. He has historically used private practice solicitors for litigation and commercial work but has reduced this considerably to cut costs over recent years. However, external legal spend at HM …
Mark Hynes Director of governance and democracy London Borough of Lambeth Mark Hynes is proud of his 40 lawyer-team; particularly the way he says it has embraced new technologies and cultural change, which has reduced costs, increased output and improved staff morale. He loves the political environment the public sector offers and enjoys working …
David Tatlow Director of legal and democratic services and monitoring officer Birmingham City Council David Tatlow heads the largest local government legal department in Europe, comprising 235 individuals, including 126 lawyers. It’s the equivalent of a medium-sized law firm and returns around £12m in turnover on average.
Geoff Wild Director of governance and law Kent County Council With 130 lawyers, Geoff Wild heads up one of the largest teams of local authority lawyers in the UK operating as an in-house trading practice. He looks for proactive dynamic entrepreneurial lawyers in his team that can demonstrate local government lawyers are not second …
Simon Mallinson Head of legal and democratic services and monitoring officer Worcestershire County Council Praised by one private practice partner for his ‘deep-rooted desire’ to help his organisation deliver for the residents and businesses of Worcestershire, Simon Mallinson has always worked in the public sector and says he enjoys the large variety of work …
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Hugh Peart Director of legal and governance services London Boroughs of Barnet and Harrow Hugh Peart joined the London Borough of Harrow almost 20 years ago as a principal solicitor in the borough’s childcare law team. In October 2012, Barnet and Harrow officially merged their legal teams under Hugh’s leadership to form ‘HB Public …
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Jayne Hammond Director of legal and democratic services Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, North West Legal Consortium (NWLC) Bury Metropolitan Borough Council is part of the North West Legal Consortium, set up in 2006 as the first combined consortium of barristers and solicitors. Jayne Hammond has served the council for over a decade and …
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