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Levi's tightens belt on legal spend

18 February 2010 | Skinny jeans are one thing, but a skinny legal team? That's exactly what Levi Strauss is hoping for.


Made to measure in house

11 February 2010 | In these uncertain times, in-house's ability to measure success, failure and challenge is paramount, writes Peter Turner, chief executive officer of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association.


Microsoft out of the frying pan

14 January 2010 | In-house lawyers at Microsoft are making sighs of relief after the European regulators dropped their antitrust case against the software giant.


UBS to drop action against general counsel

17 December 2009 | UBS has announced it will not take legal action against former general counsel Peter Kurer and its former chairman Marcel Ospel.


Savvy clients reject wordy legal advice

20 July 2009 | The lawyer's wordy legal advice, handed to clients as inch-thick dissertations, is under threat.


Don't like chicken? There must be something wrong

17 June 2009 | Corporate counsel and animal rights activist Katrina Sharman reacts to a recent advertising campaign. 21 comments


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