Lost in translation – can regulators respond to the rise of in-house?
As the SRA prepares to overhaul its handbook, we ask whether its new focus on in-house will be enough to…
In-house
Less male, pale and private practice: Surging in-house and female lawyer ranks keep the profession expanding
The future of the profession looks increasingly female and focused away from the traditional domination of private practice according to…
Revolving Doors: Freshfields, Dentons and Pinsents make key hires as Uber and Callcredit build in-house teams
Following a string of seven recent hires to its Advanced Manufacturing and Technology (AMT) sector, Pinsent Masons has boosted its…
The finance view: Scaling up – GCs and finance partners get ready for the grind of ring-fencing reforms
Victoria Young assesses the approach to implementation of ring-fencing rules Though the deadline for full implementation is over two years…
RBS hires Shaw as GC as the ex-Barclays veteran takes one of the top roles in finance law
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Michael Shaw (pictured) as its next general counsel with the former Barclays…
Barclays bans lawyers from corporate hospitality during panel review
Barclays has put a ban on its 600 lawyers accepting corporate hospitality as it reviews its legal panel worth around…
The Last Word: Divide and conquer
We canvassed City partners and in-house counsel for their views on the Law Society and the state of representation in…
Derivatives experience helps Ashurst join Magic Circle on Credit Suisse UK legal roster
A strong reputation for derivatives work has seen Ashurst selected to join the Magic Circle’s big four international firms on…
News in brief – March 2016
EE LEGAL HEAD REVEALS PLANS POST-TELCO MERGER Following BT’s high-profile £12.5bn takeover of UK mobile business EE, it has emerged…
Bringing it in-house: SRA to review litigation panel as regulator assesses internal function
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which is already keeping some firms busy with work as it bids for independence from…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel
CMS, Eversheds and NRF also picked as Ashurst, Simmons and HSF miss out Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire…
Up in the air – As Brexit looms, GCs face leap into the unknown
Business is struggling to find a response as the Brexit vote looms. We team up with Herbert Smith Freehills to…
Flight to quality as big-spending JPMorgan signs entire Magic Circle to EMEA panel
Several London-headquartered law firms, including the entire Magic Circle, have won places on JPMorgan Chase’s panel for Europe, the Middle…
RSA group GC Walsh to depart as rising star Heiss appointed legal chief
Insurance giant RSA’s longstanding group general counsel and company secretary Derek Walsh (pictured) is to leave the company at the…
The end of the tunnel – litigation and regulatory challenges in financial services
Legal Business teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to discover how financial institutions are coping with the twin threats of…
Blue chip clients: cutting-edge tech will reshape law in five years as more jobs taken by intelligent machines
In-house lawyers have been notoriously slow to embrace the tech-backed delivery of legal services, but Legal Business research drawing on…
The i-Team: The client perspective on AI
Pioneering GCs are taking control of legal spend, armed with the latest tech. Can the rest of the in-house community…
The cyber security roundtable: Victims and visions
As cyber security issues continue to dominate the headlines amid a fractious European backdrop, we assembled a group of senior…
The Last Word: The clients’ view
Interviewed for our annual in-house report, general counsel at leading companies give us their views on diversity, ethics and joining the…
Guest post: introducing The Legal 500 Client Intelligence Report
The world’s largest legal market survey is now live. Following months of data collection, research, interviewing and analysis, the Client…