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As an In-house lawyer, you have to cover more ground than most. Today, you need to be an expert on data protection. Tomorrow, it could be employment contracts. And it鈥檚 not just a case of knowing the law. You need to have a nose for the commercial
side of things, too.
Risk management
Managing legal risk is a key expectation of in-house lawyers. Boards increasingly expect them to proactively involve themselves in the organisation鈥檚 formal risk management processes. We help you manage legal risk.
Training for your business
This Precedent anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) presentation is a training aid to introduce your staff to the Bribery Act 2010. Easily train them on your own internal anti-bribery and corruption policies and procedures.
Key skills
Gain insight into your company鈥檚 finance and accounting. We鈥檒l describe the format financial accounting information is presented, and give you the why and how that information鈥檚 used to determine business goals.
Cover all bases
As an In-house lawyer, you have to cover more ground than most. Today, you need to be an expert on data protection. Tomorrow, it could be employment contracts. And it鈥檚 not just a case of knowing the law. You need to have a nose for the commercial side of
Our In-house Advisor Experts
Richard Martin
Alice Collins
Jessica Hardern
Will Morris
Ben Shillito
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The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published a speech by the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, on artificial intelligence (AI) titled...
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Legal project management: A step-by-step guideThis Practice Note we will work through the five key stages of legal project management (LPM) using an...
Getting started with Legal Project Management (LPM)In recent years the concept of Legal Project Management (LPM) has really started to gain traction...
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Strategic planning鈥攕tep planTaskPoints to considerActions鈽 Understand the organisation鈥檚 goals and objectivesAn understanding of your organisation鈥檚...
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Associated legal terms
Accounts payable
Amounts owed by an organisation or individual to another for goods or services it has received.
Rushes
Unedited footage usually screened at the end of a day鈥檚 filming.
Studio agreement between company and producer
An agreement to be used when a company is making available premises and facilities to a producer.
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