Attention paid to environmental, social and governance issues has seen a rapid pickup in a short period of time, revealing yet another way in-house counsel are taking on roles more intertwined with companywide strategy.

Everything from privacy concerns to artificial intelligence will soon become a core part of an attorney’s wheelhouse, and navigating those questions and how they relate to ESG will take serious homework, panelists agreed during a discussion Wednesday during ACC’s Global Women in Law & Leadership Virtual Conference.