For over thirty years in both private practice and in-house, Ian has been involved in major projects and transactions that carried significant consequences for his clients and organisations. He has been a General Counsel and Company Secretary as well as a senior manager and lawyer at companies such as BT, BP and Thomson Reuters. He is also a charity trustee of two major national charities with a wealth of executive leadership experience.

He has taught lawyers and others leadership skills and management for over 20 years. His approach is practical, but also lhumane. His approach encompasses culture, ethics and human behaviour as well as the technical aspects of leadership. He specialises in risk management, ethics and governance, project and transaction management as well as the core leaderships skills that you need to be a successful lawyer or governance professional.

Ian is the author of Butterworth’s In-House Lawyers Handbook.

What others have said about Ian and his teaching:

"Ian presented extremely well, and mercifully, was able to do so as an engaging and sympathetic person – not stuck on legalese and valuing the subtle"

"Ian Jones was outstanding – an excellent presenter. His approach and presentation were fantastic"

"Humane presentation. Refreshingly candid and good at the grey areas and the value of being human"