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Our consultants are esteemed former General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, and current board members, with decades of experience advising executives and boards of some of the country’s most influential and respected corporations. This unique perspective allows them to offer unparalleled guidance and best practices, empowering you to reach new heights and advance organizational success when you hire an executive coach.

Solutions to Grow Individual & Team Performance

What sets our advising services apart is simple: our consultants have sat in the seat. They understand first-hand the challenges and issues you and your team face on both a daily and long-term basis and provide a broad range of insights and tried-and-true solutions.

Executive Coaching for Lawyers

Enhance leadership skills, effectiveness, and strategic advisory skills

Trusted Advisor

Gain practical advice to support effective decision making and professional advancement

Accelerator Coaching

Empowers new leaders to integrate into their role successfully and accelerates results for the company

General Counsel Succession Services

Guidance to create the plan, develop aspiring successors, recruit and benchmark talent, and facilitate a smooth transition

Legal & Compliance Department Consulting

Enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and success of the legal and compliance function

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Results-Driven Success Supported by Industry Leaders

Professionals who work with our distinguished former General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers notice a significant increase in their abilities:

Overall Increase in Skills

Increase in Executive Presence

Increase in Leadership Skills

Increase in Productivity and Time Management

Increase in Organizational Structure Skills

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Investing in General Counsel: The ROI of Coaching and Advising
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The role of the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer has never been more complex or more consequential. Today’s legal leaders are expected to be strategic business partners, enterprise risk [...]
AI and the GC: Questions You May Be Afraid to Ask, But Should
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General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers are under increasing pressure to understand, and even lead, conversations about artificial intelligence. But how should GCs really be thinking about AI? Is [...]
Recognition Highlights Leadership in Legal Executive Search and In-House Legal Recruiting
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BarkerGilmore, a retained executive search firm dedicated exclusively to in-house legal and compliance leadership, has been named to Hunt Scanlon’s Legal Recruiting Power 100, a distinction recognizing the most influential [...]
The General Counsel in the Age of Disruption
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As AI and digital transformation reshape the legal profession, General Counsel and senior legal leaders face a pivotal question: how should the role evolve and what will distinguish those [...]
How the Modern General Counsel Elevates Value Through Strategic Leadership
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Expectations for today’s General Counsel have expanded far beyond legal stewardship. The modern GC serves as a strategic architect who drives enterprise performance, shapes culture, and delivers measurable business [...]
Trusted Advisors: Essential Partners for General Counsel in Critical Moments
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Serving as General Counsel requires navigating complex legal, governance, and leadership challenges. Often the GC is called upon during moments of heightened scrutiny, investigations, disputes, or reputational risks, rather [...]
Legal Departments of the Future: Evolving Beyond Business Partnering to Value Creation
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General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers are increasingly expected to move beyond the traditional role of legal advisor to become strategic business partners. But, is that the correct goal? [...]
Advising Case Study: Developing a Confident and Strategic General Counsel in a Private Equity–Backed Company
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Client Context A private equity–backed company in the technology and manufacturing sector was pursuing aggressive growth in preparation for an eventual public offering. The Vice President of Legal and [...]
Advising Case Study: Strengthening the CEO–GC Partnership During a Financing Event
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Client Context A privately held company preparing for a potential sale or financing event was experiencing elevated legal costs and increasing board scrutiny. The CEO began to question the [...]
BarkerGilmore Appoints Accomplished Fortune 500 General Counsel Mary Ann Hynes as Strategic Advisor and Executive Coach
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Trailblazing Legal Leader Strengthens BarkerGilmore’s Advisory Team of Top Legal and Compliance Officers from America’s Most Respected Organizations BarkerGilmore LLC, the nation’s only executive search and talent advisory firm [...]

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General Counsel in the Age of Disruption: What Changes, What Endures
Feb 18, 2026|Categories: Career Development, Legal Leadership|
Contributors: Ed Nekritz | Bjarne Tellmann The ideas outlined below draw from Bjarne’s forthcoming book, Law in the Era of AI: Clients, Firms, and the Future of the Legal [...]
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Investing in General Counsel: The ROI of Coaching and Advising
Feb 17, 2026|Categories: Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Legal Advising|
The role of the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer has never been more complex or more consequential. Today’s legal leaders are expected to be strategic business partners, enterprise risk [...]
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AI and the GC: Questions You May Be Afraid to Ask, But Should
Feb 11, 2026|Categories: Legal Advising, Legal Leadership|
General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers are under increasing pressure to understand, and even lead, conversations about artificial intelligence. But how should GCs really be thinking about AI? Is [...]
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Research Report

The GC-Board Alignment Gap
Feb 3, 2026|Categories: Executive Relationships, Legal Leadership|
Download your complimentary copy of BarkerGilmore’s GC–Board Alignment Gap Report. BarkerGilmore is pleased to share new research examining how General Counsel and boards align (and misalign) on the GC’s [...]
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Your team is your biggest asset

BarkerGilmore delivers a higher level of service, more qualified diverse candidates, better value, and a longer stick rate than other generalist executive search firms used in the past.

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“BarkerGilmore’s advisor had extensive experience with C-suite executives and boards. They were an excellent sounding board for issues that arose and came up with great suggestions for getting around a variety of problems, whether legal, compliance, or personality-related. They understood that these issues take finesse and helped me strategize to resolve them.”

VP, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY

“As the General Counsel, you’re alone. Working with the advisor gave me incredible confidence.”

SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

"Working with the strategic advisor and coach was a great investment and exactly what I needed."

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY

“Issues with the CEO and board can take incredible finesse and it’s been extremely valuable having a trusted advisor to strategize with.”

SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

“Of the many coaching efforts I have seen – you’ve had one of the greatest impacts in assisting our General Counsel. Many people cannot change years of practice.”

CEO, FORTUNE 1000 TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

“I’m a better leader, increased my effectiveness, and am more strategic from a business perspective.”

VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL

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Unlock Leadership Potential, Unleash Organizational Success

Solutions to Grow Individual & Team Performance

Executive Coaching for Lawyers

Trusted Advisor

Accelerator Coaching

General Counsel Succession Services

Legal & Compliance Department Consulting

Connect with BarkerGilmore’s Legal & Compliance Advisory Experts

Results-Driven Success Supported by Industry Leaders

Leadership Development Resources

Your team is your biggest asset

Find an Executive Coach for Legal & Compliance Leadership

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Executive Coaching for Lawyers

Trusted Advisor

Accelerator Coaching

General Counsel Succession Services

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