GCRC Sports Panel - Managing a PR Disaster

In the second of the series of articles based on the discussions held at the first GCRC Sports Panel last month, we will be looking into how in-house lawyers interact with other departments to manage a PR disaster.

Rating: Medium

Tags: gcrc, legal, law, operations, in-house, sport, panel, pr, disaster, management

Managing Risk Across the Company

In-house lawyers help a company deal with risk, or more pertinently, the consequences of risks badly taken. But proactive/appreciated in-house lawyers do not just deal the legal wreckage of strategic mistakes made by the board, but they also involve themselves in the strategic thinking of the company in respect to risk management.

Rating: Medium

Tags: gcrc, legal, law, operations, in-house, risk, corporate, management

GCRC Sports Panel - How The Legal Team Can Add Value To The Corporation

GCRC Sports is the part of the GC Research Club that allows in-house lawyers from the sports sector to meet and discuss, at our panel events or online, the things that matter to them. In the first of a series of articles based on the discussions held at the first GCRC Sports Panel last month, we will be looking into how in-house lawyers can become more involved with their company‘s overall strategy.

Rating: Medium

Tags: gcrc, legal, law, operations, in-house, sport, panel, discussion, value, corporate

Using Data to Reduce Legal Spend with Ann Page

This is final part of Ann Page's celebrated article on smarter budgeting for the in-house counsel. A Top 100 Lawyer of the Year, Ann is perfectly placed to offer strategic coaching to fellow lawyers, as she has both delivered and received legal services. Her impressive CV over a 30 year legal career includes senior positions at companies/organisations as diverse as Citibank, Crest Homes, Next plc, National & Provincial (now Abbey) and The Co-operative Bank.

Ann Page is a published author (‘Managing External Legal Resources’) and has appeared on the professional services TV channel talking on this topic as well as speaking and writing on lawyers’ professional development. Ann has also been involved with the Law Society National Commerce & Industry Group for 15 years in a variety of roles and chaired it for 18-months.

Rating: Medium

Tags: in-house, finance, legal, budgeting, budgets, gcrc, operations