Commercial awareness for in-house counsel – A bitesized guide

In-house lawyers need to be able to understand the bigger jigsaw picture of risk and reward and not just focus on the legal risk piece. It is already challenging to keep abreast of legal developments, but you need to make a conscious effort to acquire commercial awareness and develop your business skills.

This webinar will cover the following:

• Understand your organisation, the sector in which it operates and the context of transactions
• Demystify jargon
• Gain confidence when the ‘numbers’ are being discussed
• Make contributions which are appreciated

Collaborative working – A guide for in-house lawyers

It is important for the leader of a legal team to develop a collaborative relationship with other important business functions such as finance and HR, but all members of the team have a part to play in making sure that the complexities of those relationships are well managed.

This webinar will explore all the aspects of collaborative working with other functions in your organisation.

This webinar will cover the following:

• Understanding what other functions expect of the legal team as a ‘sister’ function
• Clarity about the expectations which other functions have of the legal team as a provider of advice and support to them
• Getting support and cooperation from those functions