Trends in the legal sector that could impact your law firm.
The demand of specific legal areas always changes over time. As new technologies arise and as new challenges face businesses and governments, the areas of law which become more in [...]
Chemical industry recruitment and executive search hire.
Spending time with inspiring leaders is one of the best perks of my job. Being analytical and having had an early career as an Engineer, it’s even more exciting for [...]
Being human.
Visions of a dystopian society are nothing new – in novels (from renaissance times through to modern) and films over the last 60 years we have enjoyed succumbing to the [...]
Collecting and interpreting ‘soft’ data.
“Nature” is what we see— The Hill—the Afternoon— Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee— Nay—Nature is Heaven— Nature is what we hear— The Bobolink—the Sea— Thunder—the Cricket— Nay—Nature is Harmony— Nature is what [...]
Roundup of the APAC legal landscape in 2016.
Our research projects within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region throughout 2016 generated a wealth of interesting data from across the team here at Edward Drummond. This has prompted many thought-provoking insights [...]
The rising need for fluent mandarin speakers or PRC natives in the greater China capital markets space.
A number of sources have expressed concerned views on the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) space in APAC and particularly Greater China (excluding mainland China), emphasising its current ‘volatility’ and that [...]
Increasing competition from domestic firms.
A major theme arising from our 2016 research has been the increasing prevalence and sophistication of domestic/national law firms across the APAC region, and the potential challenge that this poses [...]
How to interview a Non-Executive Director.
Interviewing for a non-exec director is an important part of hiring a non-exec director. The interview is a chance for you to get to know each candidate and understand how [...]
What qualifications and skills should you look for when hiring a Non-Executive Director?
Making a hire of any kind is important for a business, but bringing in new leaders, executives and NEDs, who will influence the direction of the business, is as big [...]
Step by step Non-Executive Director work plan template.
Identifying what jobs a non-executive director will do will help ensure you can measure how successful the appointment has been. Not giving a director guidance on their role can lead [...]