legal departments

Law Squared launches new legal tech solution

NewLaw firm Law Squared has unveiled a new legal tech solution designed specifically for in-house teams, a technology...

05 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

NSW Department of Communities and Justice workers rallying against Minns’ WFH directive

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ Workplace Presence policy is facing further pushback, this time from public sector workers...

10 April 2025

By Kace O'Neill

Report: Majority of in-house leaders concerned about elevated risk

New research has found that almost 80 per cent of in-house legal heads are worried about increased risk following...

01 April 2025

By Lauren Croft

Legal departments should ‘be open’ to making GenAI work for them

For legal teams looking to experiment with GenAI, this engineer recommends “trial and error in a safe place”, as...

15 October 2024

By Lauren Croft

In-house lawyers should have a ‘continual improvement mindset’

For in-house counsel and legal departments, making small “incremental” changes can help their legal function become...

20 August 2024

By Lauren Croft

Information governance ‘an important issue’ in-house

For organisations that hold large amounts of data, information governance should be a high priority. For in-house legal...

30 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

Legal departments should align with business priorities

As legal departments across the country face numerous hurdles, having a seat at the table is important for an...

11 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

Governance should not be a ‘tick-the-box’ exercise

Coupled with the wider legal profession, in-house environments are continually evolving. This includes on the...

30 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

Balancing competing priorities as a legal department leader

In the current market, being a general counsel comes with a number of competing responsibilities and challenges – but...

19 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

How transparency can set you up for success

Following a tough 2023, this GC emphasised that moving through 2024, she’s focusing on rejuvenation and mindset –...

12 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

‘More fires to put out’: Challenges keeping this GC up at night

When it comes to managing a team in an agile business, this GC says that open communication is of the utmost importance...

13 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

The transforming landscape of in-house legal work

A significant shift is being witnessed in the daily operations of law departments – and, in an increasingly digital...

31 January 2024

By Lauren Croft

Adding headcount in-house won’t fix ‘unmanageable’ workloads

Understanding and intelligently reallocating legal spend is a key issue for in-house legal teams and general counsel...

03 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

Cost-cutting to remain high priority for legal departments

With a potential recession on the horizon and the need for efficiency at an all-time high, legal departments are...

06 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

How will India opening up affect in-house lawyers?

India has, for the first time, opened its doors to foreign law firms and lawyers. Here, find out how in-house lawyers...

09 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Law departments need a ‘shift in mindset’ to address ESG

Following the release of HRLC’s modern slavery report, this lawyer said that for legal departments in particular, a...

14 February 2023

By Lauren Croft