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Plain sailing: lawyers favour keeping it simple over legalese and Latin
Thirty page letters of advice strewn liberally with legalese and Latin have become the legal cliché, but they simply won't cut it in today's commercial world. Zoe Lyon investigates the benefits ... [more]
Making the connection: networking for busy lawyers
Developing and maintaining professional peer networks can seem difficult for time-poor, resource-stretched inhouse lawyers, but it's a worthy investment in time and effort, Zoe Lyon writes. For private ... [more]
In-house in training
The in-house legal sector has proven its worth during the downturn, with businesses showing an unprecedented willingness to retain their legal talent. However, retaining existing staff is one matter - ... [more]
Regulatory road for business
Businesses are still reeling from the impact of the global financial crisis that few saw coming, and if that wasn't enough, heads should now be well and truly spinning in light of the spate of regulatory ... [more]
 
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IN-HOUSE NEWS

Growthpoint lands new general counsel
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Listed property group Growthpoint Properties Australia has appointed Aaron Hockly as general counsel and company secretary, to manage the business's company ... [more]
ACLA launches national mentoring program
As ACLA chief executive Peter Turner points out, junior lawyers can often find themselves thrown into quite senior in-house legal positions. But if they're working in small teams, or even as a sole ... [more]
Geissmar scores Arsenal's first in-house role
The Arsenal Football Club has established its first in-house role, with former MTV general counsel Svenja Geissmar being picked to fill it. Geissmar, who trained with UK firm Lovells, was with MTV Networks ... [more]
Harris takes up top spot at Mirvac
Sonya Harris has been appointed as the general counsel and company secretary of Mirvac Group. She has moved across from Brookfield Multiplex where she has been the deputy general counsel since 2005. Prior ... [more]
 
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IN-HOUSE PROFILES

Corporate Express general counsel Prue Gilbert
Balancing a satisfying career with interests outside the workplace has proved to be more than just a personal goal for Corporate Express general counsel Prue Gilbert. A lot of lawyers talk about the goal ... [more]
Managing the Comcare package
Janean Richards admits she didn't quite realise what she was getting herself into when she took up the role of general counsel of Comcare in 2006. At the time she joined the organisation, the legal ... [more]
Michael Waterhouse, Director of legal services, NSW Department of Education and Training
Michael Waterhouse, the director of legal services at the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET), certainly hasn't trodden the well-worn career path of many lawyers. In fact, Waterhouse made ... [more]
Helen Conway, General counsel of Caltex
Helen Conway has a few balls to juggle in her role at Caltex - she is the petrol producer and retailer's general counsel, company secretary and the general manager of the office of the CEO. So it's ... [more]
 
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