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Law Department Management
Stories about how corporate legal departments are restructuring and finding creative new ways to manage budget and outside counsel spend, leverage technology and work with their outside counsel more efficiently.
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AI Helped a Big Insurer in Australia Reduce Legal Costs by $20M
By Trudy Knockless | February 3, 2025
“What if, instead of just sending a case to a law firm and hoping for the best, you could hand them a playbook outlining the most effective way to handle it? That’s exactly what we did," said Murtuza Vohra, managing director at Morae Global.
1 minute read
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The Biggest Winners and Losers in UK Corporate Clients This Year
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 2, 2024
Law.com International has analysed the shifting relationships between law firms and the U.K.'s largest companies over the last year.
1 minute read
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Kennedys to Refresh Leadership as Senior Partner Stands Down
By Jack Womack | October 24, 2024
Exclusive: The departure of Nick Thomas will represent a major change as he has led the firm as senior partner since 1997, having been re-elected to the role unopposed in 2007, 2012, and 2017.
2 minute read
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Dentons Combines with Four Firms in Latest Africa-Wide Expansion
By Alfred Olufemi | October 17, 2024
Dentons is teaming up with four local firms to launch new offices across four African countries, increasing its numbers in Africa to 280 lawyers spanning 17 countries.
2 minute read
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Clyde & Co's Fourth Australian Insurance Team Depart as Exits Continue
By Christopher Niesche | October 16, 2024
Patrick Boardman and his team of four lawyers are the fourth insurance team to depart in a year.
3 minute read
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Ogletree Deakins Opens Munich Office, Lures Two Partners from SKW Schwarz
By James Jackson | August 2, 2024
The international firm continues its global growth with a new German office with partners focused on IT and technology.
1 minute read
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Dentons Hires Construction Partner from Australian Firm
By Christopher Niesche | July 1, 2024
The firm has made several hires in Oceania this year.
1 minute read
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Clifford Chance Opens Polish Operational Hub, Its Third Worldwide
By Rick Mitchell | June 24, 2024
The firm also has a hub in Newcastle, England, and an Indian hub with two offices.
2 minute read
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Spencer West's 70-30 Fee Split May Be a Game-Changer for African Law Firms
By Alfred Olufemi | June 24, 2024
The firm, with more than 260 partners in the U.K. and overseas, launched two offices in Africa in early 2024 and hopes to disrupt the market with their remuneration model.
5 minute read
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French In-House Counsel May Finally Get Limited Confidentiality Protection for Internal Consultations
By Rick Mitchell | May 24, 2024
France has adopted bills that would give in-house legal professionals limited confidentiality protection but the French Conference of Bar Association Presidents—which encompasses about half of the country's lawyers—opposes the proposals.
8 minute read
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How AI Helped a Big Insurer Reduce Legal Costs by $20M
By Trudy Knockless | February 3, 2025
“What if, instead of just sending a case to a law firm and hoping for the best, you could hand them a playbook outlining the most effective way to handle it? That’s exactly what we did," said Murtuza Vohra, managing director at Morae Global.
1 minute read
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Exits Leave American Airlines, SiriusXM, Spotify Searching for New Legal Chiefs
By Trudy Knockless | January 31, 2025
January also saw high-profile hirings, with Hilton Worldwide nabbing former CIA and DOD legal chief Caroline Krass.
1 minute read
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Inside Track: Why Relentless Self-Promoters Need Not Apply for GC Posts
By Greg Andrews | January 30, 2025
“True leadership is about putting others first,” said Jason B. Daly, chief legal officer of Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
1 minute read
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In-House AI Adoption Stalls Despite Rising Business Pressures
By Trudy Knockless | January 29, 2025
"There’s a real opportunity for legal to step into a leadership role here, advising the business on the safe and effective use of AI rather than just serving as the final checkpoint before approval,” said Tom Dunlop, CEO of Summize, a maker of AI contract-review software.
1 minute read
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Are Firms and In-House Teams Courting Technological Debt With Ambitious Purchases?
By Benjamin Joyner | January 27, 2025
As law firms and in-house teams embrace new technologies, poor planning risks additional expenses and headaches down the road.
1 minute read
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From Reluctant Lawyer to Legal Trailblazer: Agiloft's GC on Redefining In-House Counsel With Innovation and Tech
By Trudy Knockless | January 21, 2025
Laura Richardson, the general counsel of Agiloft, sat down with Corporate Counsel for a candid conversation about her unconventional career path, the transformative power of legal operations, and how technology is reshaping in-house legal teams.
1 minute read
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Former Phila. Solicitor Sozi Tulante Rejoins Dechert
By Jon Campisi | January 13, 2025
Tulante had previously been a partner at the firm before departing to be general counsel at a renewable energy equipment manufacturer. He returns as co-managing partner in Philadelphia.
1 minute read
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Legal Tech's Predictions for Legal Ops & In-House in 2025
By Rhys Dipshan | January 10, 2025
A look at how experts see in-house teams responding to new technology opportunities and challenges in 2025, from how gen AI could change the nature of their work to shifts in how they procure legal services, and more.
1 minute read
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‘Be Comfortable With the Uncomfortable’
By Heather Nevitt | January 9, 2025
new and somewhat unpredictable administration is shaping regulatory priorities, labor initiatives, and immigration policies—creating a dynamic landscape that may leave business leaders navigating uncharted waters with some uncertainty.
1 minute read
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Legal Departments Dinged for Acquiescing to Rate Hikes That 'Defy Gravity'
By Trudy Knockless | January 8, 2025
Thomson Reuters' newly released State of the Legal Market report says 2024 was "an incredibly successful year for firms from a rate-setting perspective."
1 minute read
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