Bigger gender pay gap for Scottish women lawyers
Interesting to see unconscious bias said to be the cause of the huge disparity between the remuneration of male and female Scottish...
Interesting to see unconscious bias said to be the cause of the huge disparity between the remuneration of male and female Scottish...
This LexisNexis article is worth reading for every English lawyer that's asked to draft "penalties" into contracts. It comes up often...
How many of the 8 types of waste, or muda, are recognisable in your legal practice ? Quite a few I expect.
If you haven’t done anything with lean thinking, but want to start, you can do so right now. As you work through the day, ask yourself...…
I've seen so much recently about technology overtaking lawyers and stating that lawyers aren't adapting or growing with change.
In the...
Kathy Caprino identifies six personal roadblocks to career success and makes useful suggestions on overcoming them. I read this with...
As a lawyer I have to concentrate for long periods of time on a specific task such as drafting a long and complex agreement. I enjoy...
Computer Weekly's excellent article makes rarely heard points in the somewhat overheated debate on the Bill some refer to as the...
David Sparks makes the most of technology in his legal practice making him more competitive. Lawyers have changed along with technology...
Some people love practising law but find corporate life can be stuffy. Those in such such situations will be envious of Derek Holland at...
I've been thinking about bullying bosses recently since learning from one of my oldest friends that she'd been bullied by her General...
The article quoted below rightly compares favourably the remuneration of a top General Counsel with that of a BigLaw partner. However...
It's fascinating to read about the big City of London law firms having to adapt to agile pricing. They're pretty stuck on very high...
This book, 30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories, Edited by Naina Lal Kidwai, sounds very interesting.
Zia Mody, founding partner of AZB & Partners, one of India’s largest law firms. “When I told my father my career ambitions and my desire...…
Pamela DeNeuve examines how women lawyers can self-sabotage their careers with a fascinating case study of Jill. It's very important...
Pleased to present Part 2 of my blog........
Last week, Halebury’s Linda Kabi shared her top tips to consider in a new role as sole in-house counsel within an organization. This week...…
Jeena Cho has done it again! Another excellent article, this time addressing the awfulness of succeeding in achieving your goal of...
A route forward that isn't mentioned in Greg Yates' excellent article is to consider joining the NewLaw revolution. I'm a Consultant...
Following on from my report of the conference of English lawyers “Opening Doors and Removing Glass Ceilings – Widening Participation in...
On Friday 10th July 2015 I was pleased to be Halebury’s delegate to a conference “Opening Doors and Removing Glass Ceilings –...
It's what we wanted to do in the legal market.... We strongly believe in empowering our team; from the team of senior in-house lawyers to...
This is a great idea...we should stop looking at the hours we put into our days but instead what we generate when we are at work. It...
I'm pleased to present my latest blog. I hope you like it. I'd love some feedback. Watch out for Part 2 next week.
A role as a first time sole legal counsel can be fun, demanding and very broadening to your experience. I’ve undertaken this role in an...…
Clever point by Jordan Furlong here. My early experience of BigLaw was, indeed, that such firms are very focussed on themselves rather...
Marc E. Manly's second post focusses closely on the role of a GC in a listed PLC. It still has some useful advice for GCs of unlisted...
Someone joining as a General Counsel from BigLaw might be a little perplexed by some of this advice. I can hear them thinking: surely...
When I was a junior in-house lawyer I had an irascible New York attorney as my line manager. He'd say "You Limey lawyers are so passive...
Whether you are selling/promoting a product or a service, social media should be part of your marketing strategy.
When you’re consistently posting content about a specific topic, you establish yourself as an expert.
Mentoring should be part of our leadership programmes. It provides huge benefits for the mentees as well as the mentors.
"Because I was helped by someone." This is how the legacy of a good mentor continues.
It's wonderful to read this news from Down Under, especially the helpful moves towards acceptance of agile working by such prestigious...
Surely it should be about what you do while you are sitting at your desk rather than how many days/hours you spend at it = smart-time...
Interesting statistics on female entrepreneurs, but it cannot just be about training. If we want more entrepreneurs (men & women)...
It is true that the wrong reason for going in-house is seeking shorter hours; I've "pulled all-nighters" in-house! Also it is right to...
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