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Last week Marsden’s Karen Glass chaired a fully-subscribed event with General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers to discuss the relationship between Boards and General Counsel, offering advice for transitioning wishing to transition into NED roles. Organised by Winmark and hosted by Cooley LLP in London, the panel featured Erica Handling, Andrew Ballheimer, and Dame Janet Gaymer, who shared insights from their successful journeys into NED portfolios. Despite perceptions that lawyers aren’t natural choices for Boards, these leaders demonstrated the unique value lawyers can bring. Key takeaways included practical tips on securing NED roles and leveraging lawyers’ strengths in Board settings. A full report will follow, but attached are some initial thoughts. If you are a General Counsel/Head of Legal considering the NED route, Marsden’s Karen Glass, Sarita Rai, Kate Bramwell, Amanda Chard, Liam Richardson (London), Angela Floydd (Europe) and Aaron Faith and Matthew Oakey (Middle East) are here to help and advise. Find out more about how we add value to the in-house legal community: https://lnkd.in/eV9KWeaQ

If a firm has lost a partner—or a number of partners—this does not necessarily mean that the firm is in trouble. It may well be that the firm is making changes which do not suit some partners - but could suit you. If partners are leaving, it's a chance for the firm to promote internally, or to recruit laterally. Partners leave firms for all sorts of reasons - and not always negative. There are pull as well as push factors. Sometimes groups of partners leave at the same time but the departures are unconnected. For partners looking to make a lateral move, or for lawyers looking for a vertical move into a partnership position, or to position themselves better for partnership, change at a firm could be a great opportunity.  At Marsden we speak to partners and law firm leadership every day and know where these opportunities lie. For a no-obligation conversation about the market in your practice area, please contact: 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻: Anita Taylor, Alex Russell, Tim Andrews 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮: Jonathan Walmsley, Ben Smith 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: Sonia Patel, Aaron Faith 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: Nick Paleocrassas, Máiréad Cremins, Steve Salem 𝗨𝗦: Nick Welsh, David Nicol, Bridget McCarthy, Andrea SoRelle

The impact that AI has had on the legal sector is undeniable. Bloomberg’s 2024 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 survey reported that half of respondents at law firms say their workplace has a practice group —or at least an internal team—dedicated to understanding AI. As a precursor to our upcoming event with Winmark early next year we are delighted to be collaborating with them alongside Browne Jacobson and O Shaped to survey AI adoption amongst in-house legal teams. Our aim is to gather insights on the impact of AI with a view to sharing best practice at the event. You can participate in the survey here: https://lnkd.in/ev3RMRsf For further information about the survey or the event, please reach out to Sarita Rai or one of the in-house legal team at Marsden - Karen Glass, Amanda Chard, Kate Bramwell, Liam Richardson or Angela Floydd

When did you last review your LinkedIn profile? Here’s three reasons to do it regularly. It should: 1. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 how you want your current clients—and colleagues— to perceive you. The latter is important for internal perceptions – and winning work.     2. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 you to win work from the type of future clients you want to attract.     3. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 how you want to be found for your next role - even when you are not actively looking for new opportunities. Remember to look through the lenses of clients, colleagues and your dream employer.  For more career tips and guidance, please visit our Marsden Insights page 👇https://lnkd.in/eATd2ABF

It’s a cold sunny Friday in London and time for our pick of the week’s top global legal news stories: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲𝘀: 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 ‘𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲’ 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦: https://lnkd.in/e5X2guEZ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/g-wp7hM8 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gdA_hBh5 '𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱': 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁: https://lnkd.in/eKUxdwMg 𝗧𝗵𝗲 £𝟵𝗯𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗽: 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗞 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: https://lnkd.in/gmhd3aV9 Follow us at Marsden for regular updates on the global legal industry.

One of the reasons partners and lawyers want to work with us as candidates or clients is because we offer a 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.  With offices in London, across the US, Middle East and Australia we work across the global legal recruitment market, both in-house and private practice. We genuinely work as one global team. All of our consultants, wherever they are based, talk to each other daily to share a prolific amount of information and collaborate on opportunities. We also have significant local knowledge and lawyers can talk to any of us about any market and we will ensure you speak to a consultant who is really in tune with that particular location. If you have been thinking about a move and open to one or more markets we are happy to share our knowledge to help you explore your options. 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀: Sally Gardner, Tim Andrews, Alex Russell, Carl Pace 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲: Karen Glass, Liam Richardson, Sarita Rai, Kate Bramwell (permanent), Amanda Chard, James Herbert (interim) 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮: Jonathan Walmsley, Ben Smith, Vijay Bragato, Petrina Chetty 𝗨𝗦: Nick Welsh, David Nicol, Bridget McCarthy, Andrea SoRelle (partners), Gillian Morgan, Matt Moody, Bridget White, Sophia Arkley (associates) 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀: Nick Paleocrassas, Steve Salem, Máiréad Cremins, Luke Marsden 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲: Angela Floydd 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: Sonia Patel (law firms), Aaron Faith, Matthew Oakey (in-house) #globallaw #internationallaw #legalrecruitment #marsden

Want to explore this in more detail with us? Here are the people to reach out to in your region: 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮: Jonathan Walmsley, Ben Smith, Vijay Bragato, Petrina Chetty 𝗨𝗦𝗔: Matt Moody, Gillian Morgan, Bridget White, Sophia Arkley 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻: Alex Russell, Sally Gardner, Tim Andrews, Carl Pace 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: Steve Salem, Luke Marsden 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: Sonia Patel

High salaries, 0%/low income tax, beautiful beaches – while enjoying top-quality work?  As the weather gets colder in the UK, some of us dream of living in warmer climes. Perhaps it’s time you thought about a move offshore to an attractive location such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, or the British Virgin Islands? With a legal system originating in UK common law, and requiring lawyers to have a Commonwealth qualification to practice, working offshore in this location offers an easy transition for UK and Irish lawyers who are looking to spend a few years in the Caribbean. There is demand for 3+ PQE lawyers in investment funds, corporate, banking and finance, litigation/insolvency, private client and trusts. If you would like to discuss your options and find out about other current opportunities, please get in touch with one of our experienced and friendly team: 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻: Sally Gardner, Alex Russell or Carl Pace 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: Jonathan Walmsley or Ben Smith

I had a fantastic week with our NY team last week. Here are some of the most active roles our Associate team are currently working on in NYC: - Debt Finance - 2 years and up - we have materials we can share for you with this team which give an in-depth breakdown of the diversity of the practice. This group are open to Australians and Canadians as well as local candidates. This group covers everything from borrower and lender instructions to fund finance. - M&A / PE - 2-6 years - tier 1 ranked practice where you will receive incredible training. A real door opener for you going forwards. - Project Finance - 2 - 6 years - another market leading group working alongside some of the nicest Partners and Associates you can meet (I have worked with this group for so many years that several of them have become personal friends). - M&A - class of 2020 and more senior - a lawyer at this firm described it to me as "it is big law but it does not feel like big law" - really diverse practice where you will not be siloed. - Restructuring - mid-level - Mixed restructuring and bankruptcy practice (mix of creditor and debtor side instructions and a mix of transactions and high stakes litigation). Email me for more info: david.nicol@marsdengroup.com or reach out to one of our US associate team Matt Moody, Gillian Morgan, Sophia Arkley, Bridget White, George Webster Follow me for more #biglaw market intel, commentary and roles

Marsden’s Aaron Faith and Matthew Oakey will be at this Winmark event in 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗶 tomorrow – if you plan to attend, please feel free to reach out to them directly. Transitioning to an NED role can be a powerful career move for General Counsel. Effective GCs are inherently strategic thinkers, which makes stepping into a governance-focused role a natural evolution. With legal acumen, business insights, and dedication to ethical standards, GCs can bring a unique and valuable perspective to any corporate board.      On 27 November in London Marsden’s Karen Glass is chairing a subsequent Winmark event with a panel of experienced NEDs with successful careers as lawyers, who will share their thoughts and advice on becoming an NED. If you are a GC aiming to secure your first NED position, we also have a comprehensive guide to help you navigate this transition. Please contact Karen Glass, Angela Floydd, or Sarita Rai.