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As an In-house lawyer, you have to cover more ground than most. Today, you need to be an expert on data protection. Tomorrow, it could be employment contracts. And it’s not just a case of knowing the law. You need to have a nose for the commercial
side of things, too.
Risk management
Managing legal risk is a key expectation of in-house lawyers. Boards increasingly expect them to proactively involve themselves in the organisation’s formal risk management processes. We help you manage legal risk.
Training for your business
This Precedent anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) presentation is a training aid to introduce your staff to the Bribery Act 2010. Easily train them on your own internal anti-bribery and corruption policies and procedures.
Key skills
Gain insight into your company’s finance and accounting. We’ll describe the format financial accounting information is presented, and give you the why and how that information’s used to determine business goals.
Cover all bases
As an In-house lawyer, you have to cover more ground than most. Today, you need to be an expert on data protection. Tomorrow, it could be employment contracts. And it’s not just a case of knowing the law. You need to have a nose for the commercial side of
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Richard Martin
Alice Collins
Jessica Hardern
Will Morris
Ben Shillito
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Latest In-house Advisor Practice Notes
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Latest In-house Advisor Precedents
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Associated legal terms
Current liabilities
A balance sheet item that equals the debts owed by a company that are due for settlement within 12 months. These include trade creditors, taxes due and bank overdrafts.
Film cutters
An individual responsible for assembling film material from unedited video clips.
Gross and net profit
Gross profit is calculated as sales minus all costs directly related to those sales. Net profit is the actual profit after working expenses not included in the calculation of gross profit have been paid.
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