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NLJ this week: Career insights for authentic leadership & roadmaps for success

29 March 2024
Issue: 8065 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Claudia Salomon, president of the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration, discusses the importance of authentic leadership, in a first-person piece in this week’s NLJ

Salomon describes her experience as the first female president, including striking a balance between authenticity and oversharing, and sharing her tips for overcoming jet lag.

Salomon explains that authentic leadership is all about building relationships. She writes: ‘Whenever I travel, I meet with in-house counsel, business leaders and government representatives in small groups. But I also speak at large conferences. From the lectern, I tell real stories that hopefully connect with audiences, trying to impart one important idea or observation that the audience is likely to remember, rather than a dull litany of facts.’

Elsewhere in NLJ, Daniela Korn and Praveen Bhatia, co-owners at media law firm Tan Ward, offer career advice, including top tips for negotiating an employment contract that will set you on the path to success.

They write: ‘It is important to focus on your current market value and not be drawn into pegging your new salary against your previous, perhaps out-of-kilter, salary. You should not be forced to disclose current remuneration when moving laterally—focus on your expected salary level instead.’

Korn and Bhatia also provide advice on creating a roadmap for your career, assessing your unique skill set, setting and pursuing goals, and finding a mentor.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously
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