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Legal Assessments Benefit the Bottom Line
Staying ahead of the competition, combined with ever-changing priorities, regulations and technology, requires a legal department able to adapt to evolving company strategy and be [...]
BarkerGilmore Launches The GC & CCO Advantage
New Platform Provides Enhanced Solutions for Today’s Expanding Legal and Compliance Departments BarkerGilmore, a New York-based executive search firm, launched today a new client-focused platform, The GC&CCO AdvantageSM, consisting [...]
Passing the baton: Succession Planning for GCs
As the general counsel role becomes increasingly pivotal amid today’s climate of increased regulation, succession planning is something that all GCs need to think about very carefully, even if [...]
12 Ridiculous Things Lawyers Did on Interviews
Being in the executive search business for 29 years, you would think I have seen it all. Nevertheless, I am still occasionally surprised by the [...]
Power of the Strategic CCO – Beyond the 7 Elements
What is strategy? A high-level plan of action is a common definition, but that simple explanation doesn’t adequately capture the intensity around the critical role [...]
7 Critical Skills: Realize Your Potential as a Strategic CCO
Throughout corporate America, and especially in heavily regulated industries such as healthcare and finance, CCOs have long been an integral part of the legal landscape. The seven elements outlined [...]
Former McDonald’s Global Chief Compliance Officer Joins BarkerGilmore
Haydee Ortiz Olinger, who most recently served McDonald’s Corporation as its Global Chief Compliance Officer, has joined the advisory and coaching division of BarkerGilmore, a [...]
Assessing Your Legal Department to Improve Effectiveness, Efficiency and Value
Navigating the changing tides of the legal profession calls for frequent course correction. The rise of the business-minded General Counsel represents a new wave of leadership within organizations, reflecting [...]
The Importance of Building and Leading High-Performance Legal Teams
We are definitely on to something at BarkerGilmore. According to Erin Harrison, former editor-in-chief for Legaltech News, as more legal work remains in-house across corporate America, “legal departments are [...]
Why You Need a Legal Department Assessment
Leading former General Counsel agree that holding legal department assessments at regular intervals helped them to streamline their legal services, articulate departmental value, enhance communication with [...]
Maureen Brundage, Former EVP, General Counsel of Chubb, Joins BarkerGilmore
BarkerGilmore is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Coaching and Advising team, Maureen Brundage, the former Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary [...]
Research Shows CEOs and Boards Prefer Boutique Legal Executive Search Firms
In collaboration with NYSE Governance Services, we administered a survey to corporate directors and chief executive officers on a variety of topics. The final report, [...]
