James Morgan on being adaptable, patient and open to opportunity
08/03/23 • 23 min
In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law, Scott Brown speaks to James Morgan, Managing Director and the Co-General Counsel for EMEA at Japan’s largest bank MUFG. James is responsible for overseeing all legal issues of MUFG Bank, including litigation and enforcement matters, corporate structure and acquisitions as well as regional corporate governance.
James shares the three lessons he has learned in law including:
· Be adaptable. When changes happen try and embrace them.
· Don’t be siloed. Try and be generalist in your approach to your career and any opportunities that may arise along the way.
· Be patient. A legal career can be a bit like climbing a mountain. You may need to sidestep, or even move down in order to move up. Don’t feel you need to achieve giant strides in a short space of time.
James explains how his Co-general Counsel role came about, and how MUFG have subsequently adopted co-head roles in other departments as a result of the proven gains in flexibility and performance. ‘One plus one equals three’, James says.
James also reveals he’s a dab-hand at Karaoke – something that’s been surprisingly useful recently in his career!
Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.
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In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law, Scott Brown speaks to James Morgan, Managing Director and the Co-General Counsel for EMEA at Japan’s largest bank MUFG. James is responsible for overseeing all legal issues of MUFG Bank, including litigation and enforcement matters, corporate structure and acquisitions as well as regional corporate governance.
James shares the three lessons he has learned in law including:
· Be adaptable. When changes happen try and embrace them.
· Don’t be siloed. Try and be generalist in your approach to your career and any opportunities that may arise along the way.
· Be patient. A legal career can be a bit like climbing a mountain. You may need to sidestep, or even move down in order to move up. Don’t feel you need to achieve giant strides in a short space of time.
James explains how his Co-general Counsel role came about, and how MUFG have subsequently adopted co-head roles in other departments as a result of the proven gains in flexibility and performance. ‘One plus one equals three’, James says.
James also reveals he’s a dab-hand at Karaoke – something that’s been surprisingly useful recently in his career!
Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment.
Follow Heriot Brown:
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Lessons I Learned in Law - James Morgan on being adaptable, patient and open to opportunity
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Hi, welcome to another episode of lessons I learned in law, the leading legal podcast brought to you by Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment. I'm the host, Scott Brown, and Managing Director and Founder at Heriot Brown. And we specialise in placing top notch lawyers in house across all sectors in commerce and industry and financial services. On the podcast, I'm joined by top legal professional, someone at the top of their game. And I'm delighted this week to be joi
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