By Greg Andrews | April 22, 2024
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By Trudy Knockless | April 8, 2024
"As GCs prepare their departments to be tomorrow's value center, they will need to be as ready to advise the business on these future issues as they are comfortable today advising on labor and litigation matters," Thomson Reuters says in a recently released report.
By Maria Dinzeo | April 3, 2024
"As more people leave, there's more work to do, causing more people to leave. It's a potentially vicious cycle that can, ultimately, spin out of control," said a report from Axiom and Wakefield Research.
By Greg Andrews | March 21, 2024
Chief Legal Officer Ava Harter is leaving Whirlpool, and receiving $2.9 million in severance, in the wake of the company's decision to make her job a non-executive position.
By Trudy Knockless | March 20, 2024
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Corporate Counsel | Analysis|Conversation
By Trudy Knockless | March 5, 2024
"If it seems like you're raising the red flag on every level of risk at every issue, you're not going to be able to build that relationship," said Ashlin Quirk, general counsel of Axiom.
By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | February 7, 2024
Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Joshua Stein | February 5, 2024
One of the most difficult aspects of working in-house as litigation counsel is demonstrating value to the company. Put another way, that means making it clear you are more than a cost center.
By Hugo Guzman | January 22, 2024
Since the financial crisis of 2007-2008, "market power shifted decisively from law firms to the clients, rapidly moving from a sellers' to a buyers' market for legal services," a new report from Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law says.
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