Library search
Managing External Legal Resources
In today's world, obtaining the best legal support from both internal and external resources is a constant challenge. During the past ten years it has become the norm for this...Read more

Richard Tapp
Former: Company Secretary and Director of Legal Services, Carillion, UK
Pitfalls of Email Marketing
This article touches on several subjects related to the use of commercial email in today's business environment. First, it addresses the current state of advertising and marketing via email. Second,...Read more
John Lawless
Corporate Counsel, Omega World Travel, USA
Restructuring In-House Counsel's Utilization of Law Firms: Reducing Legal Spend without Increasing Risk

Traditional assumptions underpinning the outsourcing of all aspects of cases to law firms by in-house counsel should be revisited in view of recent seismic changes in the legal environment. Law...Read more

Mark A. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Mosaic, UK
Mark Besser
Chief Technology Officer/Partner , Qualitas Knowledge Management, USA
How To Run Your In-House Legal Department Like a Profit Center
I have always had a love of business, even when I knew I wanted to be a lawyer. Reality set in at my first in-house position, during the height of...Read more
Susan Diehl
Partner, Trinitas Advisors, USA
Fees and Value in Legal Services

A lot has been written recently on the subject of law firm fees as in-house counsel come under greater pressure than ever to reduce costs and demonstrate value to their...Read more
Deepak Malhotra
Vice President and General Counsel, InBev, UK

Kathryn Britten
Managing Director, AlixPartners , UK
Group Re-organisations
Imagine a situation where your Group, over a two to three year period, has expanded rapidly through a mixture of acquisitions and organic growth; where, as each acquisition is completed,...Read more
Jeremy Evans
Director, JECCS Commercial Consultancy Services Limited, UK
Exporting Best Legal Practices to a Japanese Head Office
In the United States, the role of corporate general counsel has grown over the last several years. Highly publicized corporate scandals, some highlighting either actual or perceived deficiencies in the...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
The Innovation and Development of In-house Legal Teams: Sharing Legal Resources Within Local Authorities-Camden Council's Experience
Local government has been subject to constant change over the past few decades. More recently, and pertinently, an ongoing theme in the planning reforms of 2004, is a recognition of...Read more

Breellen Warry
Assistant Solicitor, London Borough of Camden, UK
Shareholder Engagement and Performance
The question of whether there is a link between shareholder engagement and performance is significant for a fund manager such as Hermes, which undertakes engagement work on behalf of a...Read more
Hans-Christoph Hirt
Associate Director-European Corporate Governance, Hermes Pensions Management, UK
Current and Future Challenges Facing In-House Counselors and Legal Advisors Electronic (Mobile) Communications Sector
Provision of electronic communications and, especially, mobile communications is one of the fastest developing sectors in Europe and the World. However, due to the 'public interest' of communications services and...Read more
Mojca Stros
Senior Adviser for Regulatory and Legal Affairs, Telekom Slovenije D.D., Slovenia