At most Fortune 1000 companies, the general counsel faces a never-ending flow of legal matters requiring constant attention—from litigation to IP management to deal work, and everything in between. In such an environment, it can be very easy to focus purely on day-to-day legal work at the expense of major initiatives that yield higher efficiency or productivity. Set forth below are four strategies designed to help general counsel face this challenge head on in order to achieve successful law department transformation for long-term success.
1. Create Leaders, Not Just Lawyers
Most general counsel spend a lot of time developing the legal skills of their rising stars, which is critical to ensuring that the team performs its day-to-day duties at a high level. However, for general counsel to get support from senior law department colleagues in identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities for positive transformation, mere legal training is not enough. General counsel must train their teams to lead.
