{"id":57629,"date":"2023-09-25T11:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T11:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=57629"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:48:02","slug":"leading-beyond-law-the-changing-role-of-general-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/market-insight\/general-counsel\/leading-beyond-law-the-changing-role-of-general-counsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Beyond Law: The changing role of General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide post-content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1695222914129-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1695222914129-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1695222914129-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1695222914129-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/1695222914129.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor Root recently attended an insightful and entertaining panel discussion at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/legalease\/\">The Legal 500 (Legalease)<\/a>&nbsp;GC Summit Netherlands 2023. The \u2018Leading Beyond Law: The Changing role of General Counsel consisted of two very engaging General Counsel panelists;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAAJdFEBUSeDU2GWHsCJ7Y6HsImyQEbGydg\">Olga Prokopovych<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAF-tP0B78OhyBEQBD4Q3gD2DmN2fV67ZKM\">Mischa Menheere<\/a>&nbsp;who shared with us the following key takeaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> The best place for a General Counsel to hear information is at the coffee machine! If you only work from home and don&#8217;t regularly meet your colleagues face-to-face, it can be very difficult to build the necessary relationships and do your job effectively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a &#8216;video on&#8217; policy to maintain engagement with colleagues and team members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong> Communication is key<\/strong>. If you are working in a hybrid environment, carve out time to listen to the challenges (both professional and personal) that your team members may be experiencing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> If your ambition is to manage the board, ensure that you can handle the juggling act! To absorb the plethora of new topics that you need to cover (ESG, trade sanctions, compliance, etc.) you need to create structure in the process &amp; have the infrastructure to support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> If you don&#8217;t already have it, work with your IT team to build a tech platform to funnel all legal requests through one channel. This way- you can track the data (example, if the type and regularity of requests, whether you need precedents or templates created) and work out where you can apply automation. This will help eliminate tasks you don&#8217;t want to concentrate on so that you can free up time for strategic advice to the C-suite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> If creating an IT tool, look at the processes and what can be done more efficiently. For example, if your C-suite don&#8217;t have capacity to read time-critical contracts at execution stage, create a contract briefing form for every contract that sets out the headline terms (filled in by sales and legal team). Make it a policy that this is provided for every contract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Create strategic milestones for the year and divide into projects per quarter. <strong>Focus on being target-oriented as opposed to project oriented<\/strong>. Focus on the things that are important to your stakeholders, as opposed to being driven by the lower level, routine matters (that can be outsourced or automated)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Legal operations are crucial to the role of General Counsel to ensure that the work gets done efficiently. Legal operations specialists are not always lawyers; look at what skill set will add value and put that into your infrastructure. People with very good IT or administrative skills can be extremely effectively legal operations professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/taylor-root\/\">Taylor Root<\/a>\u2019s Amsterdam office were extremely proud to sponsor this conference and we were certainly impressed with the calibre of General Counsel delegates and panelists that consisted of;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAVSiuUBBQ9VKYUy_tVUbkndX9d8bRmU90A\">Sara Liesker<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAZINzwB7een84HSprpSekeI44QoMuBZYpM\">Maurits Fornier<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAQWTMABnTlHtFLfzB_F2614zVHXdu6WgYg\">Ianis Girgenson<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAFfXE0BTbk4vjJVe5ccafzT9T8VB1xvIrI\">Sabine Schoute<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAF_KEwBjiflgPRPjtKSzROoFmK-X1DIZEM\">Thijs Elseman<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAA0hkP8BegKIkVukPR479jcz0hY_UkydBcI\">Klaas Wagenaar<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAADqfRgBt3zd2UeOWlmUM7KHxO_ZzEyLFRU\">Steven Geers<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAONTLoB6PT2tSo6nQNKkRgtZOEJvOUM-38\">Allan Cohen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to discuss any of the topics from the conference, your career or hiring needs, do not hesitate in contacting a member of our team based in the Netherlands:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAAXjkQcBqCp0fHcWVk3XL0MYmIAW13c8-7c\">Tobias Herweijer<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAAEK_OogBPdB5QWMufgEaGxW5fZt__g2y2AU\">Lili Copping<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ACoAABJFqZMB_eGCtYz0ETkZi91csGEeqA1vszk\">Marta Borzym<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a 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2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights The company secretary role has always sat close to the boardroom, but the expectations placed on the function have changed considerably. Strong technical governance expertise remains essential, but it is no longer enough on its own. Today\u2019s company secretaries are expected to help boards navigate regulation, stakeholder pressure, ESG scrutiny, technology [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-122036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-career-advice category-general-counsel category-in-house category-private-equity tag-new_in-house-career-advice hd_author-joyce-toeset\" id=\"block_ff72c3653511814451459732b1765f55-job-122036\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/market-insight\/general-counsel\/public-private-or-pe-backed-business-whats-the-difference-for-a-gc-in-europe\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Woman standing smiling in front of an audience\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Detail_Woman-standing-smiling-at-audience_iStock-1408304047-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">Public,\u00a0private\u00a0or PE-backed business:\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0the difference for a GC in Europe?\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">juni 26, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights &nbsp; The title may stay the same, but the role of a general counsel can look\u00a0very different\u00a0depending on ownership structure. A GC\u00a0operating\u00a0within a listed multinational faces\u00a0a very different\u00a0set of expectations to one supporting a founder-led\u00a0private business\u00a0or a private equity-backed portfolio company.\u00a0 Across Europe, these differences are becoming more pronounced as organisations [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-122013 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-karriereberatung category-in-house-de tag-new_in-house-career-advice tag-new_in-house-hiring-advice hd_author-sinead-flanagan\" id=\"block_ff72c3653511814451459732b1765f55-job-122013\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/karriereberatung\/what-uk-tech-firms-look-for-in-in-house-legal-hires\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"A rear view of a commuter travelling on a bike\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1316331542-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">What UK tech firms look for in in-house legal hires<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">juni 25, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Key insights The UK technology sector has evolved significantly over the past decade, and so too have expectations of in-house lawyers. 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