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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’s 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’s 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’s finance and accounting. We’ll describe the format financial accounting information is presented, and give you the why and how that information’s 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’s 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
Latest In-house Advisor News
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The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a consultation on new regulatory measures to strengthen ethical standards in the legal sector. The...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has released a set of guidance materials, primarily aimed at the 34,500+ in-house solicitors across England...
NHS Employers has updated its guidance for employers on the use of settlement agreements and confidentiality clauses when resolving a workplace...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary (CTJ) has published a speech by the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, on artificial intelligence (AI) titled...
Latest In-house Advisor Practice Notes
In-house tracker for 2025This Practice Note highlights key legal and regulatory changes that affect or will affect in-house lawyers in 2025 and...
In-house tracker for 2024 [Archived]This Practice Note highlights key legal and regulatory changes that affect or will affect in-house lawyers in 2024...
ESG for in-house lawyers—the basicsESG has become a key area for businesses globally. In a number of countries, reporting on ESG is now either...
Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance trackers [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides details of the guidance and legislation trackers...
How to maximise your personal brand in the workplacePersonal branding looks not only at what we do, but also at how we do it and what impact that has...
Latest In-house Advisor Precedents
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Job Description—Chief Operating Officer
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ESG for in-house lawyers—the basics
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Internal communications—formulating an internal communications plan
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Writing a business case
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Tracker & horizon scanning resources for in-house lawyers
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Formal presentations
Formal presentationsFormal presentations strike fear in to the heart of many, but there are a whole host of things you can do to make things easier....
Critical thinking and problem solving
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Giving and receiving feedback
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How to be a legal business person—practical tips
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Internal communications plan
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Implementing a competency framework
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Associated legal terms
Collective management organisation (CMO)
A ‘CMO’ is a type of collecting society (also known as a licensing body) which grants rights on behalf of multiple right holders in a single blanket licence obtained for a single payment. Generally speaking, right holders will join a CMO as members and instruct it to license rights on their behalf. The CMO charges a fee for the licence, from which it deducts an administrative charge before distributing the remainder as royalties. They are typically not for profit organisations and are owned and controlled by their members, the right holders.
Directors UK
A professional association for British directors working in the audiovisual sector. It is a CMO for the distribution of secondary rights payments to directors.
Soundtrack album agreement
An agreement entered into with a record company to produce the sound recordings required for inclusion in the production.
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