The Legal Pool

Hello and welcome to the September edition of The Legal Pool - something to help ease you into the back-to-school season, which we hope has brought back a bit of normality and routine for everyone!

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This is where you'll find key legal updates across a variety of different areas including employment, commercial, IP, DP and tech. So for all you HR professionals, in-house lawyers and others who wear multiple hats 👑 🎩 🎓The Legal Pool is where it's at!

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If you’re an in-house lawyer with little or no knowledge of company law or company secretarial practice, or you just want to brush up on your knowledge, then 𝑪𝒐𝑺𝒆𝒄 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒏-𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒘𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 may just be the guide for you 🤩 Please visit Ed Boal's JustGiving page to donate, then copy the download link from the thank you message. 100% of the proceeds will go to LawCare - the mental health charity for the legal sector 💚 If 46 people donated £12.50 each, this would cover the cost of running their support service for one day🎯

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Remember to check out our monthly feature, upcoming community events, where we keep you updated on the events that are not to be missed, scheduled for 2024 - there's something in there for everyone 👀

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Have you seen that we've put together a special something for all the in-house lawyers out there? 🤩

If you haven't already, check out our Survival Guide to thriving in-house. Packed full of insights from legal experts, we explore building professional relationships, strategic legal resourcing, advancing your legal operations, and more. Are you ready to start thriving? Download the guide for free now.

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We're also bringing you more of what you love - Legal Bite sessions and exclusive access to podcasts and our recommendations for our in-house community, The Watering Hole.

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In this edition, we also cover ⬇️

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Articles on:

✅ Preventing Sexual Harassment: Employment Law Update

✅ Tips on Renegotiating your Commercial Contracts

✅ TUPE Explained: Transfer Teams Between Different Employers

✅ Navigating the EU Data Act

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Plume HQ:

✅ What We Do - Our Bread and Butter!

✅ Survival Guide for In-house Lawyers

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Our New Home - details coming soon!

As you may have seen, unfortunately, Guild will be closing their platform on 1 October but we've finally found a cosy new home for our in-house community, The Watering Hole. We’ll be sharing details very soon 🏡

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🎧Until then, you can tap into all previous Legal Bite sessions on Guild - just head to the resources tab.

⬇️Register now for our upcoming sessions!

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Thursday 12 September, 2024, 10:30AM – 11:15AM

🎁 Win Big, Stay Legal: The Ultimate Guide to Prize Draw & Competition Rules 🎁

In this Legal Bite session, Senior Legal Counsel Jessica Panayides and CLO, Rachael Cooper will delve into the rules around prize draws and competitions. They’ll provide you with some practical advice on what needs to be considered to ensure your campaign is successful and compliant.

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Thursday 26 September, 2024, 10:30AM – 11:15AM

😱 DSAR-RRRGH! Dealing with Data Subject Access Requests 😱

In this Legal Bite session Senior Legal Counsel, Alice Clarkson and CLO, Rachael Cooper will explore how to effectively deal with a data subject access request and explain the rights that come with them.

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Have a super September everyone 🦩🦩🦩

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