Thames Water has appointed a new general counsel amid investor cuts, multimillion-pound pollution fines and the resignation of CEO Sarah Bentley. Andrew Fraiser joins the water utilities company from a four-year stint at Ashurst. He held the position of head of energy and infrastructure Americas, as well as global head of project finance. Prior to […]
A lack of basic telephone and interpersonal skills among junior lawyers has led legal education providers to question how they can plug the gap. Gripes about junior lawyers mentioned to The Lawyer by partners across the legal industry include being too scared to pick up the phone to call a client, and not knowing how to […]
Flexible legal talent firm Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has been targeted for an acquisition by a US competitor. Consilio, which also offers flexible legal talent services as well as legal tech solutions, has announced that it intends to buy LOD to extend its legal services business across the globe. UK legal tech consultancy business Syke, […]
“I am pretty sure most lawyers have sat around a board table where a client has asked them to draw what they think an ideal lawyer is as part of a pitch.” Law firms often complain that pitch processes can be lengthy, uncomfortable and a waste of time if you don’t end up getting picked. […]
Despite the company being 52 years old, prior to 2016 Dura-Line had never had a dedicated lawyer. Four years after being bought by chemical manufacturing giant Orbia, it appointed Lucie Grant to its general counsel role. Now a role that is split between the UK and the US, Grant oversees a team of eight. Orbia […]
Simmons Solutions experienced record growth of 16 per cent last year, taking it to £25m from the £22m recorded the year before. Nearly a 14 per cent increase on the previous year, this makes it Simmons & Simmons’ fastest growing international practice group, having been integrated as a practice group at the firm at the […]
Allen & Overy has appointed its regional head of the Middle East and Turkey as its interim global managing partner.
Belron has hired a new general counsel from information management solutions company Micro Focus. Janet McCarthy joins the vehicle glass repair business from Micro Focus, where she was chief legal officer for the past year. She is its new group general counsel effective immediately. Prior to joining Micro Focus, McCarthy spent three years as group […]
What does it mean to be a disruptive GC? For Liberis’s Alexis Alexander, being disruptive means being clever with what you already have. Disruption and innovation doesn’t always have to come with hefty price tags and new tech launches. Having progressed from being a head of legal to a GC, she wanted to prove that […]
As the BBC handles an ongoing row over allegations made against one of its presenters, the corporation has released its highest-paid earners list for 2022/23. Two lawyers feature in the highest-paid list. Sarah Jones continues to take top spot as the BBC’s group general counsel, reported to be taking home between £315,000 and £319,999. This suggests […]
While the largest firms still retain their training contracts, alternatives to the traditional route are now commonplace. But one US firm in London has hit upon a way to benefit from the Solicitors Qualification Exam’s new rules.
In the words of a wise general counsel: “If your GC is any good, they will be up in everyone’s business.” They don’t mean as nosy parkers. Instead, they mean that any good GC will have a holistic overview of every part of their company – whether that is sales, finance, IT or operations as […]