CORPORATE COUNSEL

In-house Centre

In-house legal departments use Practical Law’s how-to guides and resources to equip lawyers with the tools and know-how they need to perform at their peak.

Why Practical Law In-house Centre?

As an in-house lawyer, you're expected to provide answers on a broad range of legal issues quickly and confidently.

This isn't always easy, especially when you face questions on issues outside your areas of expertise. Practical Law's how-to guides and resources equip you and your team with the practical tools, know-how and insight you need to enhance your role as your organisation's trusted adviser.

Access dedicated in-house content

The In-house Centre is a collection of resources curated especially for in-house counsel plus additional content dedicated to in-house-only topics and skills.

Do more with less

Access dedicated in-house guides, template documents and checklists as well as exclusive PowerPoint presentations to support your CPD requirements.

Set your team up for success

Enable your team to practice with confidence knowing they have access to up to date legal content created and maintained by expert lawyer writers with experience working at leading law firms and in leading corporate legal departments.

Meet our In-house Centre experts

Alex Chernishev

Jen Collins

Senior Lawyer Writer

Jen joined Practical Law after more than 10 years' experience in private practice working at Thomson Geer Lawyers (formerly Herbert Geer Lawyers) and for in-house legal teams in varied industries including sports, travel, education and e-commerce. Jen has advised across a broad range of commercial matters, including supply of goods and services, consumer contracts, risk management, intellectual property, privacy, sponsorship and technology. Jen also has experience in workers' compensation litigation.

Our In-house Centre team has you covered

Company secretarial

  • Corporate governance 
  • Company meetings 
  • Directors

Risk and compliance

  • Dealing with key risk areas
  • Creating policies and procedures
  • Identifying and managing risk

Legal department operations and management

  • Leadership management and personal development
  • Operations, technology and spend 
  • Finding, keeping and motivating talent 
  • Sourcing and managing legal services
  • Wellbeing

Training centre

  • Training the business
  • Training the legal team

Toolkits

  • Legal department operations
  • Mental health and wellbeing for lawyers
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Managing the in-house legal function
  • Company secretarial matters 
  • Managing employees
  • Risk and compliance centre
  • Continuing professional development (CPD)  
  • Training the legal team 
  • Training the business
  • Contract administration and management
  • Day-to-day matters
  • Managing disputes and litigation
  • Major projects and corporate transactions 
  • New to in-house 
  • Inside In-house – archive