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“ChatGPT Told Me Something Different”: How GCs Handle AI-Generated Legal Advice
Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to operating reality in remarkably little time. Tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are now open on the screens of senior executives, [...]
Leadership Profiles: David Yawman
Leadership Profiles Insights from Legal & Compliance Thought Leaders Featuring David Yawman Former EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary PepsiCo, Inc. BarkerGilmore Strategic Advisor and Leadership Development [...]
The General Counsel in an AI World: From Advisor to Orchestrator
As artificial intelligence moved from experimentation to significant enterprise investment in 2025, boards and executive teams became increasingly focused on governance, oversight, and results. In this environment, the role [...]
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 [...]
