Earlier this summer we sat down with GCWN founding advisory board member, Jeff Langlands, General Counsel at Tesco UK & Ireland for a discussion on GC expectations, pressure, performance and a way of understanding wellbeing that makes a positive difference. Hosted by Chloe Muir, Director of DEI at Pinsent Masons.

GCWN workshops are intentionally confidential. We do not record discussions or share attendee conversations. This short film offers a glimpse of the themes, connections and leadership conversations that emerge when senior legal leaders come together to learn from one another.

We’re delighted to announce that the General Counsel Wellbeing Network is launching a new chapter in the Middle East, in partnership with Pinsent Masons. “As a former GC, I know first-hand how valuable it is to have a trusted space to share, learn, and recharge. I only wish such a network had been available to me in my previous in-house role, which is why we’re so pleased to support GCWN in the Middle East,” said Marie Chowdhry, Dubai-based Partner at the Firm.

How would you describe the work of a lawyer? Meticulous, ethical, analytical, adaptive, pragmatic? But ask a roomful of lawyers and another set of words might surface just as quickly: overworked, stretched, reactive, isolated. To unlock the strengths, and minimise the pressure points I want to propose borrowing a mindset from another discipline entirely: design.