One of the most important steps general counsel can take to become a better business partner to their company’s executives is to volunteer to lead projects that are not related to the legal department, according to a paper published by SimpleLegal.

The white paper, “7 Strategies for GCs: How to Become a Strategic Business Partner,” was co-authored by SimpleLegal’s CEO, Nathan Wenzel, and Scale Venture Partners’ general counsel, Stephan Eberle.