In-house

2017 promises to be an action-packed year for in-house lawyers, with significant developments on the agenda in a range of practice areas. What do commercial lawyers need to know, and what are the key dates?

The Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Centre for the Study of the Legal Profession and the University of Oxford Saïd Business School, has launched a major study: ‘The 2017 Alternative Legal Service Study – understanding the growth and benefits of these new legal providers’.

Following the Supreme Court's decision in Miller, the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill has been authored, beginning the process by which the Prime Minister will trigger Article 50 and take the UK out of the European Union. How will the Bill's brevity affect its passage through the legislative process?

What makes a star lawyer? The attributes required differ depending on the lawyers’ specialty, but they can also be different depending on the gender of the client identifying the star, according to a new survey by Acritas.

Are you ready for Brexit? As businesses intensify their preparations ahead of the invoking of Article 50, our experts at Practical Law In-house offer their insight as to the contingency planning that in-house lawyers should be undertaking.