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CLL provides advice, insights and support to help you find your feet and build your career as an in-house lawyer. We cover everything from your first 100 days in the role, through team building and gaining respect across your organisation, to succession planning.

In-House Survival Peer Group for Future Legal Leaders!

A mid-level survival peer group for in-house legal professionals, focused on supporting junior to mid-level professionals in their shared challenges, career growth and promotion aspirations.

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Community Clinic

An initiative for you and by you. This community clinic is a space where in-house lawyers (you) can submit questions to each other in relation to the role of the in-house lawyer, to help with career growth and development.

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2026 Legal Leaders series for in-house lawyers

Marking the sixth year of our partnership with Thomson Reuters, we’re thrilled to present the 2026 Legal Leaders Webinar Series, a collection of four focused sessions tailored for in-house legal professionals.

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AI and the GC / Technology and Innovation on 28/11/2025

AI and the GC

In this article, we look at how AI can help the in-house legal team – and how it affects the GC’s role across the wider organisation.

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How to stay relevant in a changing legal landscape

The evolving role of in-house counsel

Practical tips and advice from those new to in-house

Managing trainee lawyers

How do I change the perception of the legal function within the business?

How do you secure a seat at the table without losing effectiveness / Personal Effectiveness on 28/11/2025

How do you secure a seat at the table without losing effectiveness?

Practical insights on how to secure influence, build trust and earn a meaningful seat at the table - without relying on hierarchy or ego.

Knowledge

An initiative for you and by you.

This is a space where in-house lawyers (you) can submit questions to each other in relation to the role of the in-house lawyer, to help with career growth and development. Learn more.

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Events

28Nov 2025

Webinar report: The ‘joy’ of difficult conversations

As a specialist in helping people develop workplace relationships and non-technical skills, Joanna Gaudoin, founder of ClientWise, brought the joy of difficult conversations to her final 2025 webinar with CLL.

25Nov 2025

Event report: Junior to Mid-level Lawyer Network

The November Junior to Mid-level Lawyer networking evening, the panel explored what it really means to bounce forward - to treat challenges not as dead ends but as pivot points.

11Nov 2025

Partners with Leadership in Law 2025

Formerly known as Women, Influence & Power in Law UK (WIPL UK), Leadership in Law builds on a legacy of promoting inclusion and excellence across the legal sector.

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12Feb 2026

Developing yourself and your team for in-house success and recognition

Join us for the first Legal Leaders webinar of 2026, with focus on the importance of staying ahead of technological advancements, shifting legal landscapes, social media and geopolitical changes.

26Feb 2026

The 'dark side' of personality – What makes (and breaks) lawyers as leaders

Join Caroline Egan, former Barrister and now a Business Psychologist and Executive Coach for an insightful session exploring how the ‘dark side’ of personality traits - those behaviours that emerge under pressure - can influence the effectiveness of lawyers as leaders.

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