PLC Law Department works closely with preferred partner organisations that offer complementary services to in-house counsel. Details of preferred partners and the member benefits that they offer are set out below.
For more information about preferred partners, please contact Mark Eaton on T +44 20 7981 2996.
In nearly 15 years of legal practice, Kemp Little has earned a reputation for top quality, cost effective delivery in the technology, media and telecoms sector that remains unsurpassed.
The depth and range of our client base and experience give us the edge. We offer real industry expertise in a world where yesterday's knowledge is today's commodity.
That's why we don't just work with some of the world's biggest technology, media and telecoms businesses. We also work with businesses in sectors you may not expect, including financial services, manufacturing, music, professional services, the public sector, retail and travel.
Our clients, both large and small, recognise that success in a world driven by technology means using lawyers who understand it. Our goal is to provide clients with what they want - the best legal advice, delivered by people who are as focused, entrepreneurial and commercial as they are, on time and on budget.
Kemp Little specialises in advising clients on Commercial Technology, Competition & Regulatory, Corporate, Employment, Intellectual Property and Litigation matters.
Kemp Little is running a programme of free morning forums in association with Practical Law Company to address some of the hot issues for in-house counsel. Topics include the cloud; the future of work; online brand management; digital commerce; and data protection. Go to www.kemplittle.com to register for your free place at the forums or to find out more about our clients, work and transactions and to learn more about our services and how we can help you.
T: +44 (0) 20 7600 8080.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the in-house bar association sm, serving the professional needs of lawyers who practise in the legal departments of corporations and other private sector organisations worldwide.
As the largest international professional organisation of in-house counsel, the association promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing education, seeks to improve understanding of the role of in-house attorneys, and encourages advancements in standards of corporate legal practice.
Contact: Maria Graff
W: www.acc.com
PLC Law Department member benefits: ACC's monthly magazine, the ACC Docket is available online to PLC Law Department members. Click here to view the archive (www.practicallaw.com/T1334).
For over 60 years, Baker & McKenzie has provided sophisticated advice and legal services to many of the world’s most dynamic and successful organisations. We are the instinctively global law firm. What makes us special is our uncompromising commitment to excellence combined with fluency in the way we think, work and behave. With a network of 5,200 legal professionals in 38 countries, we have the knowledge and resources to deliver the broad scope of quality legal services required to respond effectively to international and local needs - consistently, with confidence and sensitivity for cultural, social and legal practice differences.
Contact: Matt Duggan on +44 (0) 20 7919 1944.
The College of Law and Practical Law Company jointly deliver CPD accredited training courses both in-house and as public courses on areas of company, corporate finance and commercial law.
All courses are interactive and aimed at junior lawyers (0-3 years qualified) or those new to an area or wishing to refresh their knowledge.
The courses may be delivered in-house or as public courses:
In-house training courses sessions and prices (www.practicallaw.com/T53)
Public training courses sessions, dates and prices (www.practicallaw.com/A38950)
Contact:
Public training courses - Client services team or on +44 1483 460384
In-house training courses - Karen Greenhalghor on +44 1483 460402
PLC Law Department member benefits: The College of Law offers a 15% discount on its training courses to PLC Law Department members.
Autonomy Corporation, a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, spearheads the Meaning Based Computing movement and is the undisputed leader in eDiscovery, Compliance, Archiving, and Enterprise and Legal Information Management. Autonomy's technology allows computers to harness the full richness of human information, forming a conceptual and contextual understanding of any piece of electronic data, including unstructured information, such as text, email, web pages, voice, or video. With more than 20,000 customers and more than 18 years of experience, Autonomy provides the expertise and leadership to meet the needs of corporations, law firms and corporate legal departments, professional service firms, and government agencies.
Contact: Geoff Hornsby on + 44 (0) 1223 448 000.
CPA Global is the world’s leading provider of legal services outsourcing, including intellectual property, litigation support and contract management. With offices across Europe, the United States, Asia and the Pacific, CPA Global supports many of the world’s best known corporations and law firms with a diverse set of legal and IP specific requirements, helping them to realise value by managing risk, cost and capacity.
Contact: Andrew Rackstraw on + 44 (0) 20 549 0679.
4 Pump Court is a leading commercial set of barristers’ chambers.
We have a reputation for the highest standards in advocacy and advisory work. We are known for versatility and approachability.
We bring formidable strengths, experience and skills to the areas of practice for which we are best known and highly respected. In particular, we specialise in commercial, construction, energy, information technology, insurance and reinsurance and professional negligence work.
4 Pump Court has leading experience of working with a broad range of in-house legal and commercial clients and their particular needs. Typically this input starts with strategy at the front end of issues.
Contact: Stewart Gibbs on +44 (0)20 7842 1173.
Shilton Sharpe Quarry is an international recruitment consultancy founded with a distinctive and modern vision.
We do not look or act like other consultancies. We have built Shilton Sharpe Quarry on two principles: transparency and quality.
Alongside our highly successful legal private practice business, we have a dedicated in-house division which recruits lawyers at all levels of seniority for international corporates, private equity houses and financial institutions.
We also operate an executive team recruiting into key business support positions for our clients in such sectors as marketing, human resources and finance.
Effective recruitment requires a bespoke approach.
We provide one.
Contact: June Mesrie on +44 (0)20 7187 7400.
W: www.ssq.com
Axiom is a modern interpretation of the law firm that’s purpose-built for the efficient execution of sophisticated legal work. Like a law firm, we provide high-performance teams with partner-level leaders, are there when our clients need us, go away when they don’t, and cover multiple practice areas. But unlike the traditional firm, we have zero unnecessary overhead and that’s good for everybody. Axiom is comprised of over 275 lawyers across offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and London.
Contact: Al Giles on + 44 (0) 20 7324 5300.
The Legal Director is a growing network of senior in house lawyers who are available to provide in house legal departments with dependable, high quality support at short notice. We handle spikes in workload, and provide cover for illness, maternity leave, or during a recruitment campaign.
We also manage legal affairs on a flexible and cost effective basis for businesses which do not employ or need a full time lawyer.
As experienced in house lawyers, we know how to deliver legal services from inside a business and understand the importance of building strong relationships and taking a commercial approach.
Contact: John Burchill on + 44 (0) 20 8974 6425.
For over a decade FWBS has led the way in providing leading-edge software to meet the demands faced by law firms & corporate legal departments worldwide.
The Matter Centre product forms the core of an expanding suite of solutions from FWBS, which enable legal professionals to have tangible improvement to productivity and therefore profitability, with ease of deployment. It provides versatile, client & matter centric information management, Case/work flow, Contact management, resource control and reporting for the whole firm, all from within the Microsoft Office suite.
Contact: Mark Craddock on + 44 (0) 1604 857 857.
W: www.fwbs.net
Hildebrandt Baker Robbins is the largest and most diversified consultancy serving the legal industry, with more than 120 consultants working around the world in a broad range of practice areas. Hildebrandt’s consultants are thought leaders in law department and law firm management and technology and have identified trends and defined best practices in this field for over 30 years. We offer full service consulting that combines the experience and wisdom to develop a vision and strategy for your organization with the skills and expertise to achieve all of your critical business objectives. Services include strategic, management, operational, work process, technology, benchmarking and best practices.
Contact: Rebecca Thorkildsen on +312 201 8400.