Farrer & Co In-House Lawyer Programme
Our in-house lawyer programme provides technical and practical skills and development training, as well as industry insights, horizon spotting and opportunities to network and exchange ideas. These are delivered online, on-demand and in person.
What will I get?
- Legal technical training – regular legal updates seminars on the latest issues and developments, with flagship annual events on contract law and data protection.
- Practical training – a programme of hands-on / example led training designed by our associates.
- Skills and development training – includes sessions on topics as diverse as ESG and the legal process, to wellbeing for in-house lawyers; practical tips tailored to the unique challenges presented by the role.
- Newsletter – a quarterly newsletter which provides a tailored and curated window on the firm’s key materials for in-house lawyers.
Our calendar of events
Please see below for a detailed calendar of upcoming events that we have for our in-house lawyer program
Join our programme
By joining our programme you will gain access to a range of online resources designed to support not only your legal technical knowledge but also your personal learning and development needs. They will include a variety of on-demand resources, legal updates, and invitations to tailored training and networking events, all delivered to your inbox.
Our aim
To combine technical excellence with a practical, emotionally intelligent approach, building long-term relationships with our in-house lawyer contacts and helping you to provide consistent value to your internal clients.
Our approach to working with in-house legal teams
We provide the full spectrum of support to in-house lawyers including employment, commercial, IP, technology, data protection, dispute resolution, property, corporate and regulatory advice. We are often seen as an extension to the in-house team, providing insightful, understanding and effective support to in-house lawyers informed by the full breadth of our experience and our understanding of the varied sectors in which we work.
Many of our lawyers have worked in-house or have spent their careers working with in-house lawyers. We work with general counsel and in-house teams across a wide range of sectors spanning banks and financial services firms and private businesses (including family businesses, publishers and retailers) through to charities and cultural organisations, sports governing bodies and schools and universities.
The Farrers team are extremely supportive of in-house teams. For instance, their programme of live webinars and knowledge updates to assist in-house legal teams is excellent.
Recent In-house lawyer events
In-House Lawyers: Annual Contract Update October 2023
In- House Lawyers Practical Training Session
De-mystifying Generative AI for In-House Lawyers
In-House Lawyers: Dealing with the Charity Commission
In-House Lawyers: Annual employment update for in-house lawyers:
In-House Lawyers Newsletters
November 2023
Related insights
-
Insight -
Insight -
Insight
More news & insights
Employment, Equality & Diversity
Misclassification of workers as self-employed contractors and the impact on holiday pay entitlement
Can an employer dismiss an employee for expressing personal beliefs?
Without Prejudice: when it will (and will not) apply
Can you view your employee’s non-work messages as part of an investigation?
How to improve ESG credentials in property portfolios for higher education institutions
Green and sustainable finance: developments in the higher education sector summer 2022
Positive action in universities
Women Leaders: increasing gender diversity in the workplace
Workplace investigations: lessons and recommendations
50 years of unfair dismissal: a look at how far we're come
Sex discrimination and equal pay: why a city banker was awarded £2m
Are non-work related emails sent by employees private and/or confidential?
Living with Covid in the workplace- new guidance is released
Fire and rehire- still a last resort for employers?
Can employers be vicariously liable for a rogue employee?
Employment law: what might happen in 2022?
Handling investigations in the workplace – episode 3
Handling investigations in the workplace – episode 2
Handling investigations in the workplace – episode 1
Heads & Tales: a conversation with Lord Browne
Whistleblowing: a legal update
Higher Education podcast: equality and diversity initiatives
All year-round Black History: practical steps to achieving diversity
Managing intergenerational differences and age diversity in the workplace
Age discrimination: can an employer require someone to retire?
Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working together to drive change
Redundancy dismissals: must employees be offered the right to appeal?
Transgender issues in the Court of Appeal: Bell v Tavistock update
Investigations in the hybrid workplace – September 2021
Recent government initiatives and proposals for reform
Information, Data, GDPR
NFTs- five legal things to consider
Government announces proposed reforms to UK data protection laws
ICO guidance on ransomware attacks
English Court allows GDPR opt-out Representative action to proceed
The impossible balance: The Online Safety Bill and Big Tech
Software development contracts: who gets the source code if things go wrong
English Courts further restrict data breach claims
Ruling threatens to extend the extra-territorial reach of GDPR
Court strikes out speculative data breach claim
Will data protection really take a new direction in the UK? (Part 1)
Will data protection really take a new direction in the UK? (Part 2)
Proposed UK Data Protection Reforms – the impact on enforcement
Court ruling undermines cybersecurity compensation claims
Could the UK’s National Security and Investment Act affect your business?
AdTech: a review of recent developments and data protection risks
Disputes
Broadcasting agreements in the time of Covid-19
How to terminate a contract- a litigator's perspective
Loss of profits exclusion does not cover a wasted expenditure claim
Disputes predictions: Trends in 2021 and our predictions for the year ahead
Crackdown on rogue directors of dissolved UK companies
Cryptocurrency disputes on the rise in English Courts
Lessons for schools from the business interruption insurance test case
Intellectual Property
Defendants win first round by stealth following their acquisition of a third party trade mark
New remedy to attack bad-faith trade mark applications
Nowhere to hide? English Court approves service of legal documents by NFT embedded in blockchain
Directors in the firing line: personal liability for IP infringements
Corporate & Commercial
Implementation of the new operational resilience regime for FS firms
Launch of the Register of Overseas Entities
Talking to clients on ESG issues
What is and is not a "business" for VAT purposes?
A new type of FCA authorised fund - the Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF)
Using EIS and SEIS to attract investment: the benefits and some traps to avoid
ESG considerations in private company M&A transactions
Statutory residence test – the practical issues
Russian Sanctions: what you need to know
The new Consumer Duty and the implications for retail firms
Time is of the essence in the mask supply contract
English Court continues to support the fight against cryptocurrency fraud
Wealth Management M&A: structuring Acquisitions around Value
Line drawn under high costs? Government extends fixed recoverable costs regime
Farrer & Co sponsors PIMFA ESG Academy for Wealth Managers
The UK’s new subsidy control regime
Frustration in contract law: a rare remedy
Reputation Management
UK sustainable finance regulatory developments
More than a slap on the wrist: can you sue for defamation over a joke?
The changing face of reputation management