Few women general counsel consciously plan to take on this role in their career but end up in a 'career spaghetti bowl' which leads them there. | 12yrs
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued four advice memoranda for general counsel handling policies on electronic communication and social media. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up on in-house moves from around the globe | 12yrs
Florida-based Carlton Fields is merging with smaller 70-lawyer practice Jorden Burt to create litigation-specialist Carlton Fields Jorden Burt. | 12yrs
The US Department of Justice has asked US lawyers to delay civil litigation as far as possible during the US shutdown. | 12yrs
A Kazakh lawyer has been subjected to enforced psychiatric treatment for the second time in two years after lodging complaints against a regional governor. | 12yrs
The television viewing public in the UK is being urged to love lawyers in one of two legal advertising schemes that have just started up. | 12yrs
The Council Legal Service has raised questions about plans for an EU banking union which could set back the project for months or svn years. | 12yrs
As part of its plans to expand in south east Asia, Taylor Wessing is signing a formal association agreement with Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners (HPRP), a 10-partner Indonesian firm. | 12yrs
A third of the Ashurst support staff in London - 120 out of 350 - are at risk of being made redundant after consultations have been opened up. | 12yrs
A 40 per cent increase in the number of magistrates has been welcomed by senior lawyers - but they are still concerned about a lack of office space to house the 20 new personnel. | 12yrs
Wealthy families which are reluctant to use traditional trusts may turn increasingly to private trust companies, according to the 'Wealth Report 2013'. | 12yrs
An analysis of the rise and fall of self-styled 'super firm' Dewey & LeBoeuf attributes a significant role to external consultant McKinsey. | 12yrs
The UK's Ministry of Justice is participating in a 2015 conference, the UK Global Legal Summit, which will celebrate 800 years of law and portray the country as the legal destination of choice for global businesses. | 12yrs
Boies Schiller has opened its first London office in the first move towards international expansion. | 12yrs
With the amount of digital data doubling every two years, research shows the legal departments need to be aware of the huge risks to their business if information is not managed properly. | 12yrs
Africa is finally the land of opportunity for businesses. James Merklinger, ACC General Counsel, assesses growth and risk and what it all means for in-house lawyers. | 12yrs
Saudi Arabia gave its first licence to a woman yesterday when Bayan Alzahran became the first female to be able to practice. | 12yrs
Mayer Brown has taken on four new lawyers in the last fortnight, with the latest - banking and finance partner Richard Todd - coming from Berwin Leighton Paisner. | 12yrs
The Zambian Law Association, law firms and individual lawyers have been involved in a 'dignified protest' at the continued stay in office of acting Chief Justice Phillis Lombe Chibesakunda. | 12yrs