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General Counsel in the 21st Century

General Counsel in the 21st Century

Mr Christoph H Vaagt | Mr Wolf Peter Gross

(2015)

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Abstract

The function of the general counsel - and in wider terms, the legal in-house department - has undergone a remarkable change in recent years. Law as such is now understood as a valuable resource, not just as a limit on commercial activities, by businesses around the world. As a result, the way that the legal function is managed is coming under heightened scrutiny from the world of management. This unique new handbook, produced in association with the International Bar Association, includes chapters by leading experts on a diverse range of topics, explaining how legal departments can best support the businesses they serve, devise astute legal strategies, collaborate with other departments to optimum effect and source the skill sets they need, among other things. The consulting editors, Chris Vaagt and Wolf Peter Gross, have both been advisers to legal departments since 1997. The handbook has been compiled to reflect current changes and anticipate what may happen in the future. Readers - whether in-house counsel or private practitioners - will learn new and perhaps surprising lessons about the drivers for change in the traditional world of the business of law.
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

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover 1
Title 2
Copyright 3
Table of contents 4
Part I. Introduction 6
Introduction: challenges andopportunities for generalcounsel in the 21st century Wolf-Peter Gross Christoph H Vaagt Law Firm Change Consultants 6
Part II. Strategy 12
Integrating law and strategy: the value of legal astuteness\rConstance E Bagley\rYale Law School 12
Strategy and the leveraging of legal resources Robert C Bird University of Connecticut 36
The difference between carrying out legal work and adding value Abhijit Mukhopadhyay Hinduja Group 48
Managing legal risk: a bridge too far for lawyers? Peter Kurer BLR & Partners AG 58
Corporate governance issues Bruno Cova Paul Hastings 72
Part III. Leadership 88
New competencies expected of today’s general counsel E Leigh Dance ELD International LLC 88
General counsel as innovation agent: the end of the‘Department of No’ Paul Lippe OnRamp Systems 100
Lawyers at the revolution Kent Walker Google 112
The case of PGGM: the transformational legal department Max Hübner PGGM NV 124
General counsel: leaders in the legal arena Christian Rau DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc 136
Part IV. Organisation 150
Managing workloads into the future: corporate legal operations efficiency Paul Smith Eversheds LLP 150
Legal standard setters Jochen Deister DMZ Legal Carsten Reimann Xenion Legal 162
The legal disruption dilemma: a case study on new service Filip Corveleyn Felix Rackwitz Tools4Legal GmbH 174
The role of information technology in shaping and supporting global legal operations Scott D Rosenberg Project Leadership Associates 186
Compliant customer data handling: a challenge for IT service providers Dennis Grabherr Hewlett-Packard Company 204
About the authors 218