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Andrew Garard on the challenges facing GCs and his evolving role at ITV

In this video, Andrew Garard, group legal director and company secretary at ITV, surveys the current state of the legal market for general counsel with Legal Week's publisher John Malpas. Garard, who is chairing Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum in September, says general counsel are having to do more with less but are also being presented with opportunities to widen their remit within their organisations.
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Employee Satisfaction Survey 2013

In this video, James Mayer, senior research analyst at Legal Week Intelligence, outlines some of the key findings of the 2013 Employee Satisfaction survey, including attitudes to socio economic diversity and the most active sectors for job moves. The report surveyed nearly 4,000 assistants and associates at UK and international commercial law firms.
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Legal technology Q&A with Berrymans IT director Abby Ewen

Abby Ewen, IT director at Berrymans Lace Mawer and chair of this year's Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum shed light on the challenges being faced by IT directors in the current business environment...
1 minute read

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Introduction to ValueDynamics - a new toolkit for General Counsel and Heads of Legal

In this video Q&A, Tim Hamilton, partner at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses the challenges facing in-house lawyers and also the publication of ValueDynamics which offers a new perspective on leadership strategies for all GCs wanting proven ways to transform the performance of their legal function.
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Introduction to ValueDynamics - a new toolkit for General Counsel and Heads of Legal

In this video Q&A, Tim Hamilton, partner at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses the challenges facing in-house lawyers and also the publication of ValueDynamics which offers a new perspective on leadership strategies for all GCs wanting proven ways to transform the performance of their legal function.
1 minute read

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Legal Week Trust and Estates Litigation Forum 2013

Delegates and speakers including Douglas Close of Mourant Ozannes and Jeff Knebel of Osborne Helman Knebel & Deleery review the latest developments in the world of trusts and estates, as discussed at last year's Trusts & Estates Litigation Forum. Conference chair Shan Warnock-Smith QC of Five Stone Buildings and ICT Chambers proposes a number of hot topics on the agenda at the upcoming event to be held this March in Provence, France.
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Corporate governance and risk - creating a compliant culture

Ahead of the Corporate Governance & Risk Forum 2012, Cass Business School visiting professor Peter Giblin talks to Legal Week editor-in-chief Alex Novarese about the changing face of corporate governance and risk across industry sectors. Giblin will chair this year's event, which is set to take place at the May Fair Hotel in London on 18 October.
1 minute read

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Digital data: mitigating information security risk

It goes without saying that information and data is one of your business's most valuable assets. In spite of this the average mid-sized business finds it hard to justify employees devoted solely to information security. However, in a world where digital data transfer is so vast and intrinsically linked to internal and external communication, now is the time to prioritise your information risk strategy. Besides the obvious problems of inefficiency associated with data loss there is also a very real risk to reputation that could result in legal action. Contrary to popular belief, it's not all about investing in the next generation of security technology, there are many low cost wins that can be found in addressing issues of corporate culture and employee behaviour.
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Legal Week Strategic Technology Q&A

Strategic Technology Forum 2012 chairman and SJ Berwin IT director Simon Kosminsky talks to Legal Week publisher John Malpas about some of the topics and issues set to be discussed at this year's conference, including the key issues impacting on technology within law firms.
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Legal Week Student Q&A in association with BPP Law School

Legal Week's publishing director John Malpas speaks to dean of BPP Law School Peter Crisp about access and diversity within the legal profession and the impact that tuition fees have on social mobility. The pair also discusses the continuing review of legal education.
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