News

• The latest Gazette profiles Coca-Cola Ireland's in-house legal team, which includes four solicitors, a trainee, and a legal secretary. In the feature, Sarah-Jane Clifford and John MacManus share their experiences of solicitor training in-house. Read the article
• A feature in the In-House Lawyer Magazine discusses the impact of widespread remote working, and related cybersecurity challenges, for corporate counsel. Stewart Room, DWF’s global head of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity, analyses relevant data protection decisions, risks of bad actors, and more. Read the In-House Lawyer
• The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) is offering a number of events in an online format. Events in October cover developing the in-house legal team, and the global lawyer in a digital age. View ECLA events
• An article in the Gazette discusses the issue of legal representation for employees at disciplinary hearings. Niamh Ebbs discusses McKelvey v Irish Rail and other recent cases. Read the Gazette

Resources

• The Law Society’s Younger Members Committee is organising a series of online information sessions designed to help colleagues achieve career success in challenging times. Topics covered include wellbeing, changing career direction, dealing with high levels of uncertainty and more. See upcoming Younger Members Career Information Sessions
• The Law Society is inviting organisations to commit to the professional wellbeing charter. Signatories commit to improving leadership and championing behaviours, skills and practices that promote and enable professional wellbeing at all levels, and across all roles, in the workplace. Their names will be published on the Law Society website. Sign the charter

Training

The Annual In-House & Public Sector Conference 2020 will take place on 5 November. Focused on enhancing the effectiveness of the in-house legal team, and developments in Legal Professional Privilege, this event will be live online. The Brochure and booking details are available on the Law Society Professional Training section of the website. See details and book

Social Media

In-house solicitors can connect and network with colleagues across organisations using a private LinkedIn group.

• Access the In-House LinkedIn Group

About the In-House and Public Sector Committee

The In-House and Public Sector Committee aims to represent the views and promote the interests of this segment of the profession, while supporting the Law Society in the exercise of its representative, educational and regulatory roles as they relate to the in-house sector. Log in to find out about the In-House and Public Sector Committee.