Rebecca Maslen-Stannage officially begins her four-year term as chair and senior partner of Herbert Smith Freehills this week, having assumed her new role May 1. Elected in March, she is already heavily involved in charting the firm’s growth strategy for the next few years—one that focuses on leveraging Herbert Smith’s global platform, positioning the firm for high-value work and advancing the firm’s digital platform.

But above all else, she wants Herbert Smith Freehills to be a firm full of happy lawyers.