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General Counsel in the Age of Disruption: What Changes, What Endures
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 [...]
Investing in General Counsel: The ROI of Coaching and 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 [...]
AI and the GC: Questions You May Be Afraid to Ask, But Should
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 [...]
The GC-Board Alignment Gap
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 [...]
BarkerGilmore Releases New Research on the GC–Board Alignment Gap
Study Reveals Why Boards and General Counsel Agree on Outcomes—but Fall Short in Execution BarkerGilmore, the leading executive search and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to in-house legal and compliance [...]
Minn. CEOs Letter Highlights GCs’ Role In Corporate Activism
This week's statement from dozens of Minnesota-based companies calling for "de-escalation of tensions" following fatal shootings by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents highlights the growing role of general [...]
Recognition Highlights Leadership in Legal Executive Search and In-House Legal Recruiting
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 [...]
Leadership Profiles: Haydee Olinger
Leadership Profiles Insights from Legal & Compliance Thought Leaders Featuring Haydee Olinger Former Global CCO McDonald's Corporation BarkerGilmore Strategic Advisor and Leadership Development Coach [...]
Adapt or Be Automated: What Junior Lawyers Need to Know About AI’s Impact on Their Careers
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how work gets done for most jobs and positions. From research and document review to drafting and due diligence, AI tools are becoming integral [...]
The General Counsel in the Age of Disruption
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 [...]
Top Career Mistakes First-Time Portfolio Company GCs Should Avoid
Serving as a general counsel for a private equity portfolio company is a defining opportunity. The stakes are high, timelines are compressed, and expectations reach far beyond the boundaries [...]
How the Modern General Counsel Elevates Value Through Strategic Leadership
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 [...]
