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In-House Lawyers 2008

Rankings at a glance
SectorFinancial Institution
Number of lawyers worldwide850
InnovationLegal spend management, on-line training calendar and promoting diversity.
Originality of innovation (s)5
Alignment of legal team with the business6
Creating economic value and/or competitive advantage for the business5
Industry leadership or wider impact of legal team's activity6
Total22
DescriptionA dedicated IT solution from Datacert now means Barclays can track and analyse their legal spend. In the pilot stage, the legal team is the first in Europe to buy the product. Barclays require panel firms to divulge diversity statistics and continue to use their clout to raise awareness through a variety of community action programmes. Overall, the team is forward thinking and consciously positioning itself at the cutting edge.