One reason F&C Asset Management's former legal head Gillian Switalski's sex discrimination case has made the headlines is that, if she receives the compensation she's seeking, it will set new records in the U.K. Another key issue that will be on the minds of senior in-house lawyers is the practicality of flexible working arrangements. In-house lawyers will be watching to see whether Switalski's claim will negatively impact the widespread perception that company lawyers have a better work-life balance.
May 05, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It is not often that in-house lawyers are featured on the pages of the Daily Mail — but then Gillian Switalski is not your average in-house lawyer.
The high-profile former head of legal at F&C Asset Management — a frequent speaker at conferences and in the press — left the company in September last year before launching a sexual discrimination claim against her former employers.
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