Our Africa WIN Podcast Series shines a spotlight on a number of experienced senior in-house lawyers with a responsibility for Africa as they share their career tips, challenges and milestones on topics from the changing role of the GC in Africa; how to structure legal teams for success; recruiting and retaining talent within the legal function and the use of technology as the driver of innovation and change to the move from private practice to in-house.

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Episode 2 - Decoding African Legal Teams, Centralisation vs. Localisation with Shalin Punn, GC and Wairimu Karago

In this episode, in-house lawyers Shalin Punn, General Counsel, and Wairimu Karago, Legal Counsel at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), share their insights on a pivotal question: Is it better to establish legal teams in every country or focus on building a robust central team? The discussion covers crucial aspects, including team composition, optimal size determination, hybrid team challenges, and cultural engagement.

Episode 1 –  How to use legal innovation and manage internal teams with Adewunmi Alode

In this episode Adewunmi Alode, General Counsel at Lafarge Africa Plc, answers your questions on how to use legal innovation to efficiently reduce litigation cases, understand the role an in-house legal team plays in an organisation and engage with your internal clients. Adewunmi also shares insight on project management tools she uses with her team to efficiently and accurately meet her business’ needs.