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NEWS 2024: Doing Business in South Africa
2024: Doing Business in South Africa
NEWS WLG | regional Helsinki '24
WLG | regional Helsinki '24
NEWS WLG | regional New York '24
WLG | regional New York '24
NEWS WLG | regional Bangkok '24
WLG | regional Bangkok '24
NEWS Building Your Career Advisory Board: Tactics for Taking Control of Your Career
Building Your Career Advisory Board: Tactics for Taking Control of Your Career

The Young Lawyers Forum is dedicated to member firm young lawyers and legal professionals who are in the early stages of their legal careers. This group includes law students, recent law graduates, and practicing attorneys who are within their first fifteen years of practice. The purpose of this forum is to create a supportive and collaborative space for young lawyers to connect, share experiences, and access various opportunities that can contribute to their personal and professional growth.

The Forum offers various programs for young lawyers, including WLG | beyond borders, WLG | exchange, and WLG | immersion. Our regional conferences are also geared toward this audience.

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September 9, 2024

Advice to young lawyers from WLG | beyond borders '24 mentors April Holland of Miller & Martin PLLC (Georgia-USA) and Micky Yang of Gowling WLG (England).
April 10, 2024

Takeaways from a career development session facilitated by Lauren Heron (MinterEllison) on taking ownership of your career trajectory.
September 29, 2021

Time is finite and everyone struggles to manage it. However, learning to control our focus is not only possible but critical to our emotional well-being, sense of self, productivity and overall success. This has never been more challenging than in these times of "work from home" or "living at work." Lack of structure and influx of distractions...
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Member Firm News Poland
November 17, 2024

Poland’s 2024 Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers requires companies with 50+ employees to implement a whistleblowing system, supporting diverse reporting channels and protecting both employees and third-party whistleblowers. External bodies can receive reports, but internal follow-up must stay within the company. For full details, read the...
Member Firm News China
November 17, 2024

China currently lacks overarching whistleblower protection laws, though certain protections are embedded in the Civil Code, Criminal Law, and Personal Information Protection Law. While centrally administered and listed companies are required to establish whistleblowing systems, non-listed large and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to...
Member Firm News Finland
November 17, 2024

Finland's Whistleblower Protection Act requires organizations with over 49 employees to implement a system for reporting breaches of EU or national law, though anonymous reporting is optional. While systems can be managed externally, organizations remain accountable for compliance, with penalties applied only for retaliatory actions or...
Member Firm News Turkey
November 17, 2024

Turkey lacks a specific whistleblower protection law, though certain legal provisions like the Turkish Penal Code and Labor Law offer some protections for employees reporting wrongdoing. While whistleblowing systems are common in global companies and encouraged under corporate governance standards, they are not legally required. Privacy rules...
Member Firm News India
November 15, 2024

In India, the absence of a single comprehensive law covering all whistleblowing requirements hasn't prevented frameworks for whistleblowing systems from being established. The Companies Act, SEBI guidelines, and sector-specific regulations mandate that certain companies implement a whistleblowing system to report non-compliance, fraud, and...
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