Client
A major-brand international media company
Problem
The client was short of senior staff whilst it sought to recruit a new European
Key Points
general counsel.
Solution
Halebury was brought in to provide high-quality day-one legal support by a
placement of one our team of senior consultants.
Audit of agency
arrangements and
rebuild of legal
documents
Halebury overhauls
client’s agency
agreements.
Halebury value-add
In addition to providing day-to-day support, we identified a strategic need for the legal team. We
saw that the team would benefit from working more closely with one of the client’s major
business divisions. We undertook a detailed due diligence exercise on the division’s long term
requirements, advised on the need for a dedicated legal resource, the scope of work and type of
lawyer required, interviewed candidates and made final selection in conjunction with the HR
team and commercial managers.
We also identified a need for ongoing editorial compliance and spearheaded and participated in
the production of a podcast on copyright law that subsequently became part of the induction
programme for all new editorial staff. We also guided and delivered training to a team of five
paralegals.