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{{a|people|}}To bring some rigour to the annual [[Awards]] season, the [[JC]] is pleased to announce the judging criteria for [[inhouse legal team of the year]] award. | {{a|people|}}To bring some rigour to the annual [[Awards]] season, the [[JC]] is pleased to announce the judging criteria for [[inhouse legal team of the year]] award. | ||
*'''Timeliness of instructions''': How reliably close you can get to the magical Friday, 6pm deadline before dropping a “drafts required by open of business tomorrow” instruction on your external advisors; | *'''Timeliness of instructions''': How reliably close you can get to the magical Friday, 6pm deadline before dropping a “drafts required by open of business tomorrow” instruction on your [[Private practice lawyer|external advisors]]; | ||
*'''Inexplicable delay''': How | *'''Inexplicable delay''': How many weeks can you leave a draft whose immediate turnaround you signalled was as a matter of life and death — and to produce which, your [[Private practice lawyer|legal team]] rearranged long-standing plans for the theatre, wedding anniversaries and so on — before deigning to so much as look at it? | ||
*'''Can I speak to a partner please?''' | *'''Can I speak to a partner please?''' The disdain with you regard junior members of the external team should they try to answer your elementary questions about the draft they spent sixteen hours preparing; | ||
*'''[[Red-herring ninja]]dom''': How comprehensive and particular is your knowledge of the punctuation, typography, weight and leading of your employer’s legal name wherever it appears in a prospectus? | *'''[[Red-herring ninja]]dom''': How comprehensive and particular is your knowledge of the punctuation, typography, weight and leading of your employer’s legal name wherever it appears in a prospectus? | ||
*'''Mark-up pedantry''': Beyond the inherent pedantry of the [[red-herring ninja]], how brazenly superficial are your amendments to your counsel’s perfectly sound legal drafting? | *'''Mark-up pedantry''': Beyond the inherent pedantry of the [[red-herring ninja]], how brazenly superficial are your amendments to your counsel’s perfectly sound legal drafting? | ||
*'''Throw the associate under the bus''': How shamelessly will you blame the most junior member of outside counsel team — the same one whose name you keep forgetting and whose legal assurances count for nothing in the “can I speak to a partner please” category — for neglecting to prepare and circulate “critical legal documentation” that has, in fact, been in your inbox since 4.30 am on the Saturday morning immediately following your request for it. | *'''Throw the associate under the bus''': How shamelessly will you blame the most junior member of outside counsel team — the same one whose name you keep forgetting and whose legal assurances count for nothing in the “can I speak to a partner please” category — for neglecting to prepare and circulate “critical legal documentation” that has, in fact, been in your inbox since 4.30 am on the Saturday morning immediately following your request for it. | ||
*'''The competitive bid''': Ingeniously deciding to make all external spend over £2,500 subject to a mandatory three-way competitive bidding process. | |||
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To bring some rigour to the annual Awards season, the JC is pleased to announce the judging criteria for inhouse legal team of the year award.
- Timeliness of instructions: How reliably close you can get to the magical Friday, 6pm deadline before dropping a “drafts required by open of business tomorrow” instruction on your external advisors;
- Inexplicable delay: How many weeks can you leave a draft whose immediate turnaround you signalled was as a matter of life and death — and to produce which, your legal team rearranged long-standing plans for the theatre, wedding anniversaries and so on — before deigning to so much as look at it?
- Can I speak to a partner please? The disdain with you regard junior members of the external team should they try to answer your elementary questions about the draft they spent sixteen hours preparing;
- Red-herring ninjadom: How comprehensive and particular is your knowledge of the punctuation, typography, weight and leading of your employer’s legal name wherever it appears in a prospectus?
- Mark-up pedantry: Beyond the inherent pedantry of the red-herring ninja, how brazenly superficial are your amendments to your counsel’s perfectly sound legal drafting?
- Throw the associate under the bus: How shamelessly will you blame the most junior member of outside counsel team — the same one whose name you keep forgetting and whose legal assurances count for nothing in the “can I speak to a partner please” category — for neglecting to prepare and circulate “critical legal documentation” that has, in fact, been in your inbox since 4.30 am on the Saturday morning immediately following your request for it.
- The competitive bid: Ingeniously deciding to make all external spend over £2,500 subject to a mandatory three-way competitive bidding process.