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Fostering a Culture of Collaboration and Inclusion in the Digital Era
Employees are the lifeblood of an organization. Each one ensures a company runs smoothly on a daily basis, stays afloat during economic downturns, and continues [...]
Managing Through Crushing Litigation and Disruptive M&A
Strategic Advisor and Coach Mike Williams, formerly EVP, CLO & Secretary of Staples, Inc., is joined by Lisa Ropple, Partner, Practice Leader Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection of Jones Day and [...]
Pandemic Worsens Career Barriers For Marginalized Attorneys
Attorney Jean Lee's life was upended when the coronavirus pandemic began a year ago and she was forced into remote working. Taking care of her elderly mother while they're [...]
Efforts to Retain Diverse Talent Should Permeate a Company
For companies to create a truly diverse and inclusive workplace, they must make diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) an integral part of most every structure, plan, policy, and procedure, [...]
Data, Analytics and KPIs, oh my! How to Recognize and Use Metrics to Reduce Cost and Add Value
Strategic Advisors and Coaches Audrey Rubin and Haydee Olinger take a deep dive into using data to prove the value of your legal and/or compliance department to the business. They explore the parameters of [...]
How to Determine if a Candidate is the Right Culture Fit
In this three-part series, we provide practical advice and useful tips to help the employer and the candidate determine during the interview process if there [...]
BarkerGilmore Recruits Jeffrey Lewis as Chief Compliance Officer for Sinclair Broadcast Group
BarkerGilmore, a boutique firm specializing in legal and compliance executive search and leadership development, has recruited Jeffrey Lewis as the new Chief Compliance Officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group. The engagement [...]
BarkerGilmore Adds Former Ashland Global Holdings Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary to Strategic Advisor and Coach Roster
Peter Ganz, who most recently served as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a global specialty [...]
8 Trends for Fortune 500 General Counsel Appointments in 2020
Every year, we see approximately 10% of Fortune 500 companies appoint a new top legal executive. In 2020, 44 lawyers were appointed to the enterprise [...]
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 performers become legal leaders, and ways to develop a succession [...]
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 who aspire to become General Counsel in their careers. Two [...]
Insights: The Remote Legal Department
BarkerGilmore recently held a webinar on how in-house lawyers can, and should, prepare for their performance reviews in the current, primarily remote work environment. Participants were [...]
