More than free gym memberships: the management response to stress and burnout in law firms

11 April 2023

Lisa Walker Johnson

Lisa Walker Johnson, author of Stress and Burnout in Law Firms: Leadership Challenges and Choices, discusses stress and burn out in the practice of law and how leaders can address these issues. 

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Tagged in Burnout Stress

Looking for some actual evidence of change in ESG? Watch this year’s Annual Report season starting …. now.

09 February 2023

Ed Smerdon

Looking for some actual evidence of change in ESG? Watch this year’s Annual Report season starting …. now.

Companies have to start showing their commitment in legally measurable terms by publishing their Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.

This is the last of the three bitesize reads on Environment, Social, Governance by Edward Smerdon, consulting editor of the new fourth edition of Directors’ Liability and Indemnification. The “E” has seen the most legal and business scrutiny.

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Q&A with Nicola Saccardo

02 February 2023

Nicola Saccardo

We caught up with Nicola Saccardo, Editor of The International Family Offices Journal and Global Mobility of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals, to ask him a few questions. 

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How do you become a Rainmaker?

01 February 2023

Patricia K Gillette

Patricia K Gillette, author of Rainmakers: Born or Bred, discusses what makes a successful Rainmaker

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Wondering how to get to grips with the S in ESG?

25 January 2023

Ed Smerdon

In the second of a series of three short reads, Edward Smerdon, consulting editor of the new edition of Directors’ Liability and Indemnification, offers a starter for 10…

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The progress of ESG in business

06 January 2023

Ed Smerdon

In the first of a series of three short reads about the progress of ESG in business, Edward Smerdon, consulting editor of the new edition of Directors’ Liability and Indemnification, takes a look at the “G” and relates it to the D&O product.

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

11 November 2022

Kim Tasso

Kim Tasso revisits the topic of soft skills for lawyers in the light of recent developments including the return to office working, the accelerating digital revolution, the escalating war for talent and the myriad other challenges facing the profession – all of which place huge demands on leaders.

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Learning expectations of Millennials and Gen Z

14 September 2022

Sally Sanderson

Sally Sanderson discusses how to meet the learning expectations of your Millennial and Gen Z employees.

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Renewable energy projects – commercial disputes are coming

27 April 2022

Emma Johnson

Lucy McKenzie

Emma Johnson and Lucy McKenzie from Ashurst LLP explores how the fundamental transition to 'Net Zero' and a move away from reliance on Russian oil and gas will create more dispute risk in renewable energy projects. 

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Mining for unity? The Artemis Accords and the development of international space governance

20 April 2022

Nicholas Gould

Nicholas Gould, Olivia Liang, Oliver Weisemann from Fenwick Elliott LLP explore space mining, the Artemis Accords and the development of international space governance.

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Tagged in outer space law