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As we come into the busy Christmas period, many of us are taking stock and looking at refining strategies for the year ahead. Our in-house legal team have interviewed many stand-out industry professionals over the years. Below, we have chosen three interviews for you to store and enjoy as you prepare over the coming weeks.

1.  ��˾����ҹ���� In-house: An interview with Ben White, Founder of Crafty Counsel

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Ben launched  to address many of the pain points he himself experienced when he made the transition from a law firm to an in-house corporate counsel role; a transition which many others have struggled with, whether due to a lack of resources or understanding.

Crafty Counsel is a new online platform for video, training, and development for in-house lawyers, which aims to provide technical updates alongside interviews with legal professionals on career development, comfortably slotting in amongst the existing vital tools and databases, like ��˾����ҹ����, that aim to support and guide the in-house lawyer.

The full interview is available in the link above, and excerpts are also available as follows:

2.  Adopting a three-rung model for technology - an interview with Rob Booth, General Counsel, The Crown Estate

Adopting a three-rung model for technology - an interview with Rob Booth, General Counsel, The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate is an independent commercial business, created by an Act of Parliament, with a diverse and commanding portfolio of UK buildings, shoreline, seabed, forestry, agriculture and common land.  

As you can imagine with a portfolio of this nature, there is a significant demand for sophisticated legal advice.  As General Counsel, Rob Booth oversees a modern, progressive and efficient in-house team that is resolved to manage the legal affairs of the corporation in the most effective way possible.

Sophie Gould sits down with Rob and talks about his scientific background, the “three rungs of technology” and the role of that law firms should take as collaborative partners.

3.  #LegalDesign. The real impact of technology for in-house legal teams - an interview with Richard Mabey, CEO, Juro

#LegalDesign. The real impact of technology for in-house legal teams - an interview with Richard Mabey, CEO, Juro

Richard Mabey is the CEO at , a company focused on end-to-end contract management systems. Combining a legal pedigree from Freshfields, in-house secondment experience, commercial acumen from an MBA and a legal product role, Richard founded Juro in 2016. Richard is also a contributor on our Future of Law and In-house blogs - you can find his profile here.

Both he and his company are dedicated to ending some of the frustrations and tedious process-driven work of in-house lawyers. 

Sophie Gould talks to Richard about his career journey, how he is a self-described “legal design obsessive” and what the real impact of technology can be on in-house legal teams.