Advising Case Study: Building a Better Business Partner for a Public Retail Company
Client Need: Build a Cost-Effective and Efficient Legal Team The client is a public retail company based in the United [...]
How to Motivate, Engage, and Develop Lawyers and Staff in a Hybrid or Remote Work Environment
In today's rapidly evolving professional landscape, legal firms and departments are embracing hybrid and remote work models to accommodate changing [...]
How General Counsel Can Benefit From a Trusted Advisor
Why even seasoned General Counsel should lean on a trusted advisor Stepping into the role of General Counsel (GC) [...]
Top Moves to Land a Board Seat
How to Land a Board Seat Getting a seat on the board of a publicly traded company is a [...]
BarkerGilmore Presents the General Counsel Toolkit
BarkerGilmore is pleased to offer the General Counsel Toolkit, a resource library designed to help General Counsel succeed in [...]
From DEI Statements to Action
Successful Recruiting Strategies for Increasing In-House Legal Team Diversity Historically, the legal industry has lacked representation and diversity. [...]
Top 5 Goals to Accomplish in Year 1 as a GC
A General Counsel is the top legal executive on an in-house team, but there is much more to the [...]
Ten Ways to Effectively Manage Remote Legal and Compliance Teams
Remote work, at least part of the time, is the new normal, and legal and compliance leaders must develop principles [...]
Turning Lawyers into Leaders and Developing Successors
Strategic Advisors A.B. Cruz III and Marla Persky discuss the differences between leadership and management, how you can help your high potential [...]
Closing the Aspirational Gap: Study Finds Women and Men Aspire to Become GCs at Similar Rates
In December 2020, BarkerGilmore released its 2020 Aspiring General Counsel Report which investigates current legal counsel [...]
Succeeding as a Great Lawyer, Savvy Businessperson, and Indispensable Teammate —The In-House Counsel Imperative
Strategic Advisor and Coach A.B. Cruz, III is joined by Mary Talbott, CLO & Secretary, Gravity Diagnostics, and Shawnte Mitchell, EVP, GC [...]
Do I Want to Become a Public Company GC?
Strategic Advisor and Coach Michelle Banks, Managing Partner John Gilmore, and Carolyn Herzog discussed differences between public and private company GC roles [...]
