Overview
Many of the innovations and ideas that legal teams need to embrace – such as those relating to project management and use of technology – have already evolved within the wider business environment. Despite this, many general counsel and other legal leaders report that they feel unprepared to tackle key business challenges and concepts. Business Thinking in Practice for In-house Counsel: Taking Your Seat at the Table takes a practical look at key concepts from influential business theory and illustrates how these are applicable to managing or working in an in-house legal department. Topics covered include purpose, culture, talent and innovation, all of which intersect to provide the structure and framework for legal teams to create a competitive edge. Each chapter features an interview and case study with a general counsel and/or legal team to demonstrate how business concepts can be used in-house most effectively. The author, Catherine McGregor, has engaged with the in-house legal market for many years as a journalist, consultant and commentator. During this time she has built close relationships with leading general counsel around the world and has observed first hand how the role of general counsel has changed and continues to change. Business Thinking in Practice for In-house Counsel is packed with lots of real-life examples and makes essential reading for any general counsel or senior in-house lawyer seeking to develop their business skills and maximise their team’s success.
Full Product Details
Author: Catherine McGregor
Publisher: Globe Law and Business Ltd
Imprint: Globe Law and Business Ltd
ISBN: 9781787423268
ISBN 10: 1787423263
Pages: 423
Publication Date: 11 August 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a must-read for any in-house counsel who wants to lead their department into the future. Catherine McGregor offers excellent insights and thought-provoking perspective about blending traditional business thinking with best in class in-house counsel practices.This book is an essential guide. -- Karen Dillon, What drives this book is the observation that business law is often insular in terms of the frameworks of understanding its uses. For in-house legal departments new ways of thinking are crucial. The good news is that this work is packed with learning not just from the business world but from in-house counsel who are applying their legal skills broadly and in new ways. Collaboration is key, thinking creatively need not induce terror in any of us and, preparation, process and focus are what really matter when you seek to innovate. Dr McGregor's work will stimulate much thought about how businesses can attract better and more fulfilled lawyers. -- Eamonn Kennedy, Catherine McGregor is a thought-leader and visionary at the forefront of in-house counsel operations. She has cleared the path for future conversations about leadership, management and culture. Her insights are ones that should be treated as gems. -- Deborah Farone Modern general counsel and senior in-house lawyers are expected to be business leaders not simply good lawyers. Even lawyers with a first-rate legal education are not typically provided education on the business concepts included in this book. With her experienced lens into successful in-house legal teams, Dr. McGregor translates important business frameworks, such as purpose, culture and collaboration, to the business of leading law departments. I could not agree more with the author's statement that particularly for in-house lawyers - the more senior they become, the more empathy trumps legal skills.... -- Michelle Banks
