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General Counsel in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, 2nd Edition

General Counsel in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, 2nd Edition

Author: Christoph H Vaagt; Wolf Peter Gross
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781787428638
Published In: November 2022
Format: Paperback , 100 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The role of general counsel and in-house lawyers is changing continually. Legal is now considered a vital component of leadership in most enterprises, and it is increasingly common for the GC to be called on for strategic input prior to important business decisions. Added to this is the convergence of social and political trends driving new demand for legal advice and service delivery; an increasing focus on productivity and efficiency; pressure to demonstrate the value of legal to the business in order to gain budget support; and the need to adapt and advance digitally. The competencies required of the general counsel and their increasingly multi-disciplinary team are also growing with responsibilities expanding to encompass reputational risk, government relations, data privacy, ESG, and interacting with diverse stakeholders including regulators.

Edited by E Leigh Dance and Christoph H Vaagt, both with distinguished careers advising legal departments and teams for more than two decades, the second edition of General Counsel in the 21st Century offers general counsel and all in-house legal professionals a variety of expert perspectives on the evolution of the role of the GC and the corporate legal department. Chapters are written by an international group of well-known general counsel, corporate legal leaders, and other experts, and cover important topics for general counsel today, including:
- The evolution of the general counsel’s role;
- Legal operations as a competitive advantage;
- How adaptive legal functions are embracing technology;
- Managing change in a legal department; and
- Doing more with less.
This title provides guidance on how legal departments can best support the businesses they serve, identify and address areas where change is necessary, and anticipate developments on the horizon. Readers - whether in-house counsel or private practitioners - will gather best practices and learn new and perhaps surprising lessons to help them succeed in their jobs as leaders at the intersection of law and business.

Consulting Editors: Christoph H Vaagt and Wolf Peter Gross on behalf of the International Bar Association

Contributing firm	Author(s)

Belgium
ELD International LLC	E Leigh Dance
England
Eversheds	Paul A Smith
Hinduja Bank (Switzerland) Ltd	Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Germany
Law Firm Change Consultants	Christoph H Vaagt
	Wolf-Peter Gross
Dennis Grabherr	Dennis Grabherr
DMZ Legal	Jochen Deister
Tools4Legal GmbH	Felix Rackwitz
	Filip Corveleyn
Xenion Legal	Carsten Reimann
Italy
Paul Hastings LLP	Bruno Cova
Netherlands
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc	Christian Rau
PGGM	Max Hübner
Switzerland
BLR & Partners AG	Peter Kurer
USA
Google Inc	Kent Walker
Legal OnRamp	Paul Lippe
Project Leadership Associates	Scott Rosenberg
University of Connecticut School of Business	Robert Bird
Yale School of Management	Constance E Bagley

Chris Vaagt and Wolf-Peter Gross have put together a remarkable book containing valuable perspectives and contributions on the opportunities and challenges we face, as well as on potential strategies to lead the change more effectively and efficiently.

Hergen Haas
General Counsel, Heraeus Group