Black History Month: Leah Brown on growing in adversity
Leah Brown talks about her journey from private practice to in-house, how she overcame adversity and started her own consulting business as a ‘fixer’ and general counsel. I started out studying philosophy at university and chose law after I graduated because I was compelled to a career to solve problems. I had the privilege of […]
‘A Pressure Cooker’: Mental Health is a Problem for In-House Lawyers Too
In part two of a series looking at mental health in the legal industry, interviews with chief legal officers and general counsel reveal aside of the in-house practice that is rarely acknowledged. Across the board, in-house lawyers in senior management reported an average level of mental health that was markedly lower than partners surveyed in […]