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Advising Case Study: A Roadmap for Optimizing the Legal Team of a Mission-Driven Financial Organization
Client Need: Assessment of the Established Legal Department The client is a regional financial institution that stimulates and boosts the development of the communities it serves. With the previous [...]
Study Finds Women GC Less Likely to Know They Are GC Successors
Download BarkerGilmore’s 2023 Report to See General Counsel Succession Data BarkerGilmore, a boutique executive search firm recognized for helping companies build world-class legal and compliance departments nationwide, released its [...]
2023 General Counsel Succession Report
Becoming a General Counsel is the ultimate achievement for many attorneys, but there is not much existing research on those that have reached the role and those that aspire [...]
BarkerGilmore Adds Paulette Dodson, Former General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Alight, Inc., to Strategic Advisor and Coach Roster
BarkerGilmore, an in-house legal and compliance executive search, coaching, and advisory firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paulette Dodson as Strategic Advisor and Coach. With a track record [...]
The 7 Secrets to Keeping Legal Talent Engaged
Lawyers are people too, you know. It’s a simple premise that yields big results. In a recent conversation with a few of our Strategic Advisors and [...]
Meet Strategic Advisor and Coach Laura Schumacher, Former Vice Chairman of External Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of AbbVie
Laura J. Schumacher brings over 18 years of C-suite experience to BarkerGilmore, having served as an executive leader and General Counsel at two Fortune 100 companies. She most recently [...]
7 Key Ingredients to Becoming a General Counsel
The Recipe for a Successful General Counsel Will the dish turn out better if an extra dash of salt or another heaping tablespoon of butter is added? Although tastes [...]
BarkerGilmore Adds Kristin Campbell, Former EVP, General Counsel, and Chief ESG Officer of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., to Strategic Advisor and Coach Roster
BarkerGilmore, a leading in-house legal and compliance executive search, coaching, and advisory firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Kristin Campbell as Strategic Advisor and Coach, adding her extensive [...]
Executive Search Case Study: EVP and General Counsel of a Fortune 500 Global Industrial Corporation
Client Need: EVP and General Counsel The client is a Fortune 500 global, industry-leading corporation with deep historical ties to the city where its headquarters are located, as well [...]
2023 General Counsel Compensation Report: Commentary from John Gilmore, BarkerGilmore
To provide additional perspective on the trends uncovered in General Counsel Pay Trends, Equilar sat down with John Gilmore, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at BarkerGilmore. Mr. Gilmore discussed the [...]
Executive Search Case Study: Vice President and General Counsel of a National For-Profit Healthcare System
Client Need: Vice President and General Counsel BarkerGilmore’s client is a leading privately held, multi-state, for-profit healthcare system. The outgoing General Counsel accepted a new role with a firm [...]
BarkerGilmore Recruits Gregory Ehardt as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of ChristianaCare
BarkerGilmore, a boutique recruiting firm specializing in legal and compliance executive search and leadership development, has recruited experienced healthcare industry executive Gregory Ehardt as the new Senior Vice President [...]
