How do you build an outstanding legal team?

November 12, 2017

Taylor Root recently hosted an event at LinkedIn’s office with guest speaker, Bjarne Tellmann, General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, Pearson Plc. Bjarne discussed his insight into Building an Outstanding Legal Team, based on his extensive experience heading up legal teams at Pearson Plc and Coca-Cola and also at top US law firms. Bjarne has recently published a book of the same title and our Q&A covered:

The cornerstones of building a legal team from scratch
Advice for General Counsels who inherit a team
The challenges of managing and hiring lawyers from different generations
How important it is for General Counsels to be on the executive board
The evolution of the legal profession to be more business focused

To read the full Q&A please click the following link: Building an Outstanding Legal Team . Please let me know if you would like a PDF version.

If you have any questions or comments, or wish to discuss the market generally please do not hesitate to contact me.