At Lighthouse, we believe that true partnership means going beyond the expected. In 2024, we set out to challenge ourselves and redefine how we connect with our clients, aiming to create deeper, more impactful relationships. This year wasn’t just about delivering exceptional legal services—it was about stepping into our clients’ worlds, understanding their unique challenges, and proactively finding ways to elevate their operations and ours. And so we embarked on a journey…

Process changes are usually the easiest to implement and can have a significant impact on the bigger contracting picture.. These changes can make a big difference and help alleviate the pressures on legal, procurement and contracting teams. The changes are practical and won’t take a lot of time or cost a lot of money.

It’s that time of year when many of us pause and look back. Our Strategy Day earlier this month gave us the opportunity to do just that - to reflect on the growth of Lighthouse Law, the depth and diversity of the team’s skills, our approach to innovation, our commitment to continuous improvement in our service offerings, our resilience, and the strong and supportive culture at Lighthouse that continues to anchor the team’s success. Much of this success also stems from a belief and a commitment to collective leadership, which is rooted in one of our firm values which is to ‘lead from where you are’.

With the influencer industry estimated to be worth more than 13 Billion US Dollars globally, issues around contractual relationships, legal obligations and the risks for corporates using influencers need to be considered carefully.

Does “Culture eat strategy for breakfast”?  We explored Peter Drucker’s famous quote this year as we considered how we as a business are putting our people and values first.

Having just transitioned from law school into a professional legal working environment, we would like to offer a few tips for law students now navigating this journey. The following is certainly not an exhaustive list, but they did assist us in making the transition from university to a law firm environment.

The last two years have been characterised by much uncertainty. The impact on people, businesses and our economy has made long term strategies more challenging to envisage and action. But on the flip side, in some ways, it has also helped bring greater focus and a greater appreciation for those things that are within our control – the here and now.

2020 will certainly go down as one of those years no one quite saw coming, and one that has tested resilience and the human spirit on so many levels.

2020 has been a challenging year in many ways. The spotlight placed on institutional racism and entrenched inequality by the #BlackLivesMatter movement…