Developing a 'Dream Team'

For this instalment of Insider’s Story the wonderful Jo Franklin, Head of Resourcing for Gowling WLG, agreed to sit down with me and have a chat about the huge career journey that they’ve been on and how they successfully stepped out of the ‘Wragge & Co’ shadow…

The Transformation

Jo joined the business post-merger in the early part of 2016 and overnight became a part of a major international law firm. “It was a testing period”, Jo admits “as I joined, three of my most experienced team members were going on maternity leave. All of that knowledge and experience leaving at a time of considerable change!

Her vision was clear; to make Gowling WLG a recognised brand in the marketplace, to compete against the top law firms and to secure the best talent across lateral, business services and early talent…