As an in-house lawyer you have a unique role within your organisation which can bring great opportunities as well as challenges and questions about what your role as an in-house lawyer is or should be. Does ethical business and human rights have an impact on your work? Are you a gatekeeper armed with an ethical compass? How can you positively influence your organisation from within? Through this section of the website, we explore the ethical challenges that in-house lawyers face and demonstrate how your legal team can successfully drive a culture of “doing the right thing” through positive leadership, transparency and accountability.
“Your Company’s Purpose Is Not Its Vision, Mission, or Values” – Graham Kenny
Dealing with ethical challenges
Resources and strategies for junior lawyers facing ethical challenges in their workplace.
Governance, transparency, and accountability
How the just lawyer can promote a culture of corporate compliance, active governance and accountability within their organisation.
Internal conflicts of ‘clients’
In-house lawyers often encounter disagreements between competing divisions of their company. How can one push for the ‘just’ response.
What is my role as an in-house lawyer?
Resources and strategies that in-house lawyers may use to lead their company into becoming a just organisation.
How, and why, to drive a culture of “Doing the right thing”
Recognising just lawyers and employees within one’s organisation and stimulating broader company engagement.
Leadership and moral compass
How might the just lawyer project their own values to instigate positive change within their company?
