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Half of CEOs concerned for future business
People who work from home less likely to get pay rises and promotion
Ruth Napier joins the VCMO network as Fractional CMO
Tom Lavin joins Clifford Chance as global head of operations
Need for speedier legal work drives 82% of lawyers to embrace AI
White & Case increase its starting legal apprentice salary
Canva: The good, the bad and the ugly
Ogier expands London office
Half of CEOs concerned for future business
PwC’s 27th annual global CEO survey shows almost half (45%) of the 4702 questioned think their companies won’t be fit for business in the next 10 years unless they transform their operations.
Read more at: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2024/download/27th-ceo-survey.pdf
People who work from home less likely to get pay rises and promotion
Research amongst almost 1000 managers conducted by the University of Warsaw and presented earlier this year to the British Sociological Association showed that, in the UK, people who work from home are less likely to get pay rises and promotions than purely office-based workers.
Ruth Napier joins the VCMO network as Fractional CMO
VCMO Limited - a pioneer in fractional marketing leadership - has appointed Ruth Napier as chief marketing officer. We’ll be welcoming Ruth as a regular columnist in the next issue of Centrum.
Tom Lavin joins Clifford Chance as global head of operations
Tom Lavin has started a new role as global head of operations in the client and market development team at Clifford Chance. He previously spent 11 years at White & Case, most recently as director of marketing operations.
Need for speedier legal work drives 82% of lawyers to embrace AI
Eight-two per-cent of UK lawyers have adopted generative AI or have plans in motion, almost four-times the number seen a year ago, according to a new report from LexisNexis. You can access the full findings here.
White & Case increase its starting legal apprentice salary
White & Case has increased its starting legal apprentice salary to £32K plus a £1k set-up bonus, bringing first year earnings to the highest in the City. Apprentices will then end up matching the trainee’s first- and second-year salaries of £62k and £67k in years five and six.
Canva: The good, the bad and the ugly
Centrum creative agency DH Design is offering a new advisory and quality control service for those using Canva, cautioning that – whilst the package has benefits in terms of cost and ease of use – it comes with potential implications for brand integrity. Read more here.
Ogier expands London office
Ogier’s London operation has moved to new premises to service growth. The firm now has 70 people attached to its London office following substantial growth in each of the legal, corporate and fiduciary, and specialist business services teams.
