As if being a general counsel were not stressful enough — risks from all directions, politics with senior executives, constant changes in the law, and all the compliance mandates — there’s still the worry about law department management. Among those management difficulties, five particularly vexing challenges have remained unsolved for many years.
While each problem has proved to be intractable, there are some things law departments can do right now. What’s offered below are not solutions, but they may help you cope better in your legal department.
