Keepmoat General Counsel & Company Secretary, Louise Casey provides the focus for the latest in Florit Legal’s In-house Legal Journeys® interviews. For Louise Casey, the transition from her Senior Legal Director role at Asda, to General Counsel at Keepmoat Homes wasn’t just a career move; it was a leap into yet another world teeming with purpose and passion. In the latest of our senior in-house lawyer interviews, Louise shares her motivations for making the switch, detailing the unique challenges and opportunities that come with being the legal guardian of a major housebuilder. From n ..read more

Sumo Group General Counsel, Tim Repa-Davies, gives us some insight into the dynamic intersection between law and video game development. As the legal architect behind one of the industry’s leading creative powerhouses, Tim offers a glimpse into the challenges presented by the legal landscape surrounding video game development, publishing, and the evolving role of AI in creative processes. From celebrating Sumo’s 20th anniversary and its expansion into self-publishing with titles that have captured gamers’ imaginations worldwide, to the use of generative AI, this interview sheds light on life a ..read more

Dunelm’s Head of Legal, Emily Ashton, who joined the company in 2022 as Senior Legal Counsel, shares her thoughts and experiences so far on working as an in-house lawyer for the highly successful FTSE 250 homeware retailer. Emily will be part of Dunelm’s interview panel meeting lawyers looking to join Dunelm’s in-house legal team – in Leicester in a hybrid-working generalist role.  If you’re interested in working in retail and specifically for Dunelm, please see the link at the foot of the article, and then reach out to Andy Balmer here. Our interview with Emily, which originally appeared ..read more

Why Retaining a Legal Recruiter Exclusively Yields Better Results Imagine this scenario from your own perspective as a legal recruitment customer, whether as a hiring client or candidate involved in a particular recruitment process.  Real Life Legal Recruitment Case Study Florit Legal was recommended to a potential new client from the in-house legal recruiter at an international law firm who knows how we work.  Following the recommendation, we had an initial discovery call with the client, about what turned out to be a need to recruit their first in-house lawyer. We’ll call the clien ..read more

Heroes General Counsel, Alastair Zucker gives us some insight into what it’s like to join a company as it’s first in-house lawyer in the very early days dealing with everything from fundraising and M&A, to regulatory compliance and litigation and working solo with a steep learning curve. This is what it’s always like, so will hopefully provide some inspiration for lawyers aspiring to become GC’s in a scale-up environment.   Our interview with Alastair is the latest in Florit Legal’s In-house Legal Journeys® series. For those not familiar with it, who are Heroes and what made ..read more

Greggs General Counsel and Company Secretary, Jonathan Jowett gives us some insights into his career as an in-house lawyer with a number of major UK and international brands. In this candid fireside chat Jonathan shares some of his career highlights and lessons learned along the way. He also reflects on the role of the in-house lawyer, how it has evolved over the years, recruitment and relationships with external legal advisers, and we play fantasy football of the legal kind!  Our interview with Jonathan is the latest in Florit Legal’s In-house Legal Journeys® series. How did you com ..read more

Dunelm’s Senior Legal Counsel, Emily Ashton who joined the company earlier this year shares her thoughts and experiences so far on working as an in-house lawyer for the highly successful FTSE 250 homeware retailer. Emily will be part of Dunelm’s interview panel meeting lawyers looking to join Dunelm’s in-house legal team – in Leicester and/or London in a hybrid-working generalist role.  If you’re interested in working in retail and specifically for Dunelm, please see the link at the foot of the article, and then reach out to Andy Balmer.  Our interview with Emily is the latest in Flo ..read more

Warburtons General Counsel, David Morgan, is a fine example of a solicitor who wasn’t afraid to move in-house soon after qualification. Having returned to university to study law and then qualify at what is now Addleshaw Goddard, David shares some self-reflection and insight derived from 16 years as an in-house lawyer the last two and a half years of which have been as GC in one of the nations favourite family run bakeries. Warning: food references are plentiful in this interview and may have you popping to the kitchen or nipping down to the corner shop!  ? Our interview with David is the ..read more

Sofina Foods Group Legal Director Europe, Tim Saunders shares some highlights of his own in-house legal journey from sole legal counsel to GC and then Group Legal Director for Europe. In this interview he offers some sage advice for newly appointed in-house lawyers and suggests some questions you’ll need to think about (and answer) if you want to become one, including how not taking the safe option can often pay dividends for your career. — Our interview with Tim is the latest in Florit Legal’s In-house Legal Journeys® series. Who are Sofina Foods? Sofina Foods is a privately held, major ..read more

AES Engineering Head of Legal, Naz Shabir, shares the influences and experiences that continue to shape his in-house legal career. Since his training with Taylor & Emmett, he’s spent over 5 years as an in-house lawyer and provides us with another great example of someone with a litigation and property background who has succeeded in a general commercial role in industry.  Our interview with Naz is the latest in Florit Legal’s In-house Legal Journeys® series. For those not familiar with AES, tell us a little more about the business and what made you choose to work there. I work fo ..read more