Law Department Management

Stories about how corporate legal departments are restructuring and finding creative new ways to manage budget and outside counsel spend, leverage technology and work with their outside counsel more efficiently.

  • Corporate Counsel

    The Glass Is Half-Full: Using a Data First Approach to Create Value and Reduce Risk

    By Dan Panitz | June 29, 2023

    A majority of companies today would likely say its people are its most important asset. If we take this to be true, then our corporate data is arguably the next most important asset as it encompasses all the information we store about the company and how it operates.

    7 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    Top 10 Legal Department Budget, Staffing and Spending Trends in 2023

    By Raashi Rastogi | June 28, 2023

    After emerging from the COVID era, organizations must now contend with a "triple squeeze" of compounding pressures in 2023 consisting of high inflation, scarce and expensive talent, and global supply challenges. In this article we share 10 key insights - grouped into four broad categories - that GCs must take into consideration as they make spending, staffing, and structure decisions.

    5 minute read

  • Law.com

    Inside Track: Why In-House Lawyering Isn't for the Spineless

    By Greg Andrews | June 22, 2023

    "In-house counsel needs to have a view. It's unacceptable for lawyers to put a couple of different paths in front of the business decision-makers and say, "Go ahead and pick one," said Tim Parilla, chief legal officer of LinkSquares.

    5 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    Inside Track: Why In-House Lawyering Isn't for the Spineless

    By Greg Andrews | June 22, 2023

    "In-house counsel needs to have a view. It's unacceptable for lawyers to put a couple of different paths in front of the business decision-makers and say, "Go ahead and pick one," said Tim Parilla, chief legal officer of LinkSquares.

    5 minute read

  • Law.com

    Ex-Clifford Chance Lawyer Tapped as GC of Private Equity Giant Permira

    By Jack Womack | June 22, 2023

    The change is likely to be of interest for legal advisers given the client is one of Europe's largest buyout firms with total committed capital of over €77 billion.

    2 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    Report: Legal Departments Will Wither Unless They Shake Cost-Center Image

    By Hugo Guzman | June 15, 2023

    Unless in-house teams recast themselves into strategic partners for internal clients, they'll face ever-growing cost-containment challenges, according to Law.com Compass Pacesetter Research.

    2 minute read

  • Law.com

    AI Considerations for In-House Counsel

    By Charmian Aw, Diletta De Cicco, Annette Demmel, Charles-Albert Helleputte, Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson, Bartolome Martin and David Naylor | June 12, 2023

    Having an AI policy that outlines acceptable use, and documenting assessments that establish that AI systems are used in a manner consistent with the policy and that the benefits outweigh potential harms, can go a long way in managing legal and reputational risk.

    17 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    An Open Letter to My Corporate General Counsel Clients on DEI

    By Karen Kelly | June 6, 2023

    I reach out to you at this critical time, to inform, advise, support and inspire you. As you well know, there is an unfortunate trend developing in various sections of the United States concerning equity issues. And this trend spurs intolerance, prejudice, fear and even hate.

    6 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    Does My Company Need an Acceptable AI Use Policy?

    By Mark Kesslen, Matt Savare and Bryan Sterba | May 25, 2023

    With any new technology, the use of AI tools comes with its own set of challenges, including ethical considerations and potential risks. Such issues make it essential for companies to establish an acceptable use policy for the usage of AI tools.

    6 minute read

  • Corporate Counsel

    Corporate Legal Departments See ESG Among Growing Future Risks

    By Chris O'Malley | May 19, 2023

    "If we agree that ESG encompasses data privacy and cybersecurity, then ESG rises to the top as one of the most important risks on the horizon over the next three to five years by corporate legal departments around the world," Reuters analyst Natalie Runyon wrote.

    3 minute read

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