Practical Law

I met James Bartle at the Thomson Reuters Foundation Trust Conference 2018. Sitting in the front row of the audience, we struck up a conversation about his company, Outland Denim, a premium Australian-based denim brand. After a brief chat about slavery practices in manufacturing, he politely excused himself and casually walked up on stage to … Continue reading How to build an ethical supply chain: an interview with James Bartle, CEO and Founder of Outland Denim →

Practical Law recently spoke with Yasmin Sheikh, founder of Diverse Matters, a consultancy that helps people have confidence around disability, both visible and non-visible. She is also Vice-Chair of the Law Society’s Lawyers with Disability Division. Across a series of three videos, Sheikh discusses diversity and inclusion in the workplace, breaking down what disability means … Continue reading Diversity and inclusion in the workplace with Yasmin Sheikh →

Practical Law has recently launched a survey to help in-house legal departments benchmark their approach to technology. The survey looks at how technology is impacting the working lives of in-house lawyers across the board covering everything from the impact on their day-to-day work, the changing needs from the business in terms of advice on technology-related … Continue reading Technology and the in-house lawyer: how life is changing in-house →

At Practical Law’s GC Leadership Summit last week, one demand was repeatedly made of external counsel by in-house lawyers: know our business. This doesn’t just mean knowing what a company sells, its share price, or where its offices are, which some firms still fail to familiarise themselves with. These are important, but in-house counsel want … Continue reading Working with external counsel: Building innovative and strategic partnerships →