Employment
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TALENT MANAGEMENT
Legal teams to grow next six months
Driven by litigation and data privacy concerns early half of US law firms and companies plan to expand legal teams within the next six months research predicts.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Going, going, gone to Phillips! All the moves around the house this week.
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APPOINTMENTS
General counsel steps up to co-chief exec role
More evidence of a shift in general counsel status as gc joins with chief financial officer as co-chief execs of Allied Minds.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Two innovation companies hire their first-ever general counsel, while a merchant bank ends its search after general counsel announced retirement last year.
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WELLNESS
Kirkland & Ellis kicks off wellbeing program
Kirkland launches a firmwide wellbeing program and hires expert in field to lead initiative to tackle issues related to mental health and substance misuse.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Australians at ANZ and PwC take up new global appointments among the moves this week around the house.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
This week's moves highlight some general counsel trends, including gc turned ceo and contractual departure of Caesars Palace gc after ceo's termination.
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TRANSFORMATION
General counsel turnover increases 65 per cent
The last three years sees significant rise as chief executives demanding change and better legal support, according to a report.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Columbia law adjunct professor takes on new biopharm role and Dolby general counsel immerses himself into new challenge in moves this week.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Legal profession at risk of mental health hypocrisy
Shocking indictment of legal profession in global survey, suggesting a clarion call that profession needs to go beyond campaigns and embed good behaviours.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Study raises the bar on judicial stress
Australian study on mental health raises concerns for the judiciary of burnout, alcohol abuse and sleep disorders among judges and magistrates.
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SCANDAL
Harvard law professors to lose positions
First African-American faculty deans in Harvard's history lose house positions, one being Harvard law dean representing Harvey Weinstein.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Mindful lawyers sign up
Mental Health Awareness Week inspires nine law firms to sign up to the Mindful Business Charter committing to better working practices for mental health and wellbeing.
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WELLNESS
Dentons pilots behavioural health program
In launching its Ginger programme, firm says emotional well-being among lawyers and professional staff continues as a priority.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Boeing legal chief takes up role to deal with recent controversial accidents in the moves around the hosue this week.
