One of the biggest risks today for a general counsel is a wrong definition of her own role and a belief that she is just a traditional lawyer who happens to work in-house, according to Peter Kurer, former general counsel and chairman of UBS and now a partner in a private equity firm.

Kurer, of BLR & Partners, spoke about general counsel and managing legal risks in a recent interview with Bruno Mascello, vice director in the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The interview was published on the school’s website.

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