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Today’s General Counsel is under constant pressure to deliver high levels of legal work with stable or declining budgets. At the same time, the legal teams and departments that they manage are becoming more involved with decision-making and increasingly integrated into the corporate structure of the business.

Building and maintaining a diverse legal team is a strategic imperative for a General Counsel in today’s corporate world.

With extensive expertise, we assist General Counsel delivery stability in an ever-changing legal world by developing a new set of skills, not only for today but most certainly for tomorrow. 

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Stepping up: How heads of legal can progress into the general counsel role

  • Posted March 19, 2026
The transition from head of legal to general counsel (GC) has become an increasingly significant career step within organisations. While both roles require extensive legal expertise, the GC position carries a broader strategic remit, encompassing enterprise-wide risk management, governance oversight and senior leadership responsibilities. As organisations face heightened regulatory expectations, operational complexity and evolving commercial […]
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How General Counsel in the Netherlands are building AI-ready legal teams

  • Posted March 9, 2026
Across the Netherlands, artificial intelligence is more than a technology conversation. For General Counsel, it has become a structural and workforce question. As organisations review how automation and legal tech fit into their operations, many are doing so at different speeds. This reflects the uneven pace of AI adoption across the Dutch legal market.  This shift is happening against a complex backdrop. Parts of […]
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Does a Chief Legal Officer need IPO experience for a successful IPO? What the data tells us

  • Posted January 8, 2026
This article has been co-authored by Dylan Marvin, Chief Customer Officer and former Chief Legal Officer at Cision, to explore whether prior IPO experience truly predicts better outcomes, or if the data tells a different story. Does prior IPO experience actually matter? A company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the culmination of many years of […]
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Beyond compliance: Why your law firm needs a General Counsel

  • Posted January 7, 2026
The role of the General Counsel (GC) within law firms has grown significantly over the past decade. What was once a rare and somewhat ambiguous position has become a central part of how modern law firms manage legal risks, regulatory compliance, and governance. Although law firms have long been required to appoint a Compliance Officer for Legal […]
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