Articles for In-House Legal Professionals

Thought leaders Stirling Miller, Lisa Mather, Craig Burgess and Paula Pepin

Don’t wait for the call: How in-house lawyers can build their own career pipeline

By Scott Brown

Most lawyers build their careers on the assumption that good work will speak for itself. Deliver consistently, keep your head...

Community Focus Career Development

Setting senior legal hires up for first-year success

By Simon de Meo

After 20 years in executive search with placements across three continents, Simon founded London-headquartered Pembroke Soame...

Mindset and Development Career Development

At pace with purpose: How to build a legal function for a scaling tech business

By Heather Kidd

When the UK went into lockdown in 2020, Hamraj Gulamali’s career plans took an unexpected turn. Recently called to the Bar, h...

Mindset and Development Career Development1+

Technology the catalyst for a successful, satisfying career

By Heather Kidd

Delphina Turner, the executive director of legal operations for Panasonic Automotive Systems America, LLC, has retirement in ...

Mindset and Development Collaboration

Brilliance in chaos, struggle in routine

By Heather Kidd

Sarah Clark is a straightshooter. She might be Chief Revenue Officer at The Legal Director, an impressive accomplishment, yet...

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Doing it her way: An unconventional journey to general counsel

By Heather Kidd

Natalie Marshall’s career is proof that there’s no single pathway to success. By transforming challenges into resilience and ...

Industry spotlight Career Development

Bringing law to life in financial services

By Marija Barbarich

As Senior Legal Counsel at Pepper Money, Ramza Martin works in one of the most regulated and fast-moving industries in Austra...

Industry spotlight Career Development

Helping to reshape the education landscape

By Heather Kidd

The business of learning is big business. Nowadays, it’s possible to further one’s education almost anywhere on the planet. W...

Industry spotlight Career Development

Leading legal in the fast-moving tech world

By Marija Barbarich

For Ellen Howard, Lead Counsel of Product and Privacy (Privacy, Data Governance, Business Operations) at Canva, tech law isn’...

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How to cope with AI anxiety

By Ali Meredith

It’s confession time for our Legal Leaders columnist. Boldly going where most people who work in tech wouldn’t dare, she admi...

Deep Dives Leadership

Winning trust and influencing people: The human side of legal

By Heather Kidd

When Roger Rutkowski talks about legal operations, he doesn’t begin with metrics or systems. He begins with people. “Strong s...

Deep Dives Career Development

The legal lessons of green energy growth

By Heather Kidd

For Shahara Wright, accepting the role of General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer at Clean Energy Fund of Texas (CEFTX) r...

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Don’t wait for the call: How in-house lawyers can build their own career pipeline

Setting senior legal hires up for first-year success

At pace with purpose: How to build a legal function for a scaling tech business

Technology the catalyst for a successful, satisfying career

Brilliance in chaos, struggle in routine

Doing it her way: An unconventional journey to general counsel

Bringing law to life in financial services

Helping to reshape the education landscape

Leading legal in the fast-moving tech world

How to cope with AI anxiety

Winning trust and influencing people: The human side of legal

The legal lessons of green energy growth