In this section we have collated all the previously published articles and blogs written by Paul Gilbert, Jonathan Smith and guests.
This is a resource for you to browse and is free to view. The first articles were published in the early 2000’s, but retain a relevance that is still valid and informative today. The later pieces reflect the changing face of the legal profession and the threat/opportunity for the role of lawyers in business and in our society.
We hope you will find that their opinions add to the debates of the day and inform, challenge and occasionally provoke. Please also join them in that debate on Twitter and follow Jonathan @jdsofislip and Paul @LBCWiseCounsel.
A framework for legal issue management (2) – the three categories. By Jonathan Smith
Handling the business as usual. The “business as usual” (BAU) category of activity covers those activities which represent the organisation’s purpose, as distinct from those activities which are necessary for but incidental to those purposes. So in the case of a retailer, the purchase and resale of goods, and in the case of a bank,… More
A framework for legal issue management by Jonathan Smith – introduction.
Lawyers executing management roles – as General Counsel, Head of Legal or head of a department or division – have no shortage of advice available to them, especially when starting out in a new role. Some of this advice will come from former or new colleagues; some from law firms; and some from legal writers… More
For the leader, manager and expert that we all have to be…
Most days, at some level, we perform in our roles as leaders, managers and experts. Whatever our grade, status, job title or purpose we will operate across all three roles. Sometimes one or two of the roles are more to the fore, sometimes all three, but each role is very different and requires very different… More
…Do you think you will be in your current job until you retire?
My respectful view is that unless you are within a year of retirement (and if you are WELL PLAYED!) you are more likely than not to move from your current role into another. So when we contemplate the near certainty of a change in our role, how well prepared will we be for that transition?… More
Human Rights? …yeah right
…In the UK at the moment there is much talk of Human Rights as the Conservative Party publish their proposed reforms to correct perceived adverse consequences of rulings in the European Court of Human Rights. It is a highly political move which seems to be a surprise to some critics of the proposals. Although surely… More