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New report finds in-house legal teams want to spend more time on the business — they just can’t find the time

Catherine Murray May 12, 2022 No Comments

Switching between multiple software solutions, time-consuming manual day-to-day tasks, and inefficient systems for managing workloads are all challenges facing in-house legal teams, reducing the time they have available to spend…

How to build a more proactive in-house legal team, and why it’s a good idea to involve the wider business

Catherine Murray May 12, 2022 No Comments

As an in-house lawyer, your role involves navigating the present, while also keeping an eye on what’s on the horizon for your team and the wider business. Managing the business-as-usual…

How to build engagement and connect your in-house legal team to the business

Catherine Murray April 26, 2022 No Comments

When you think about your in-house legal team’s relationship with other business departments, how would you describe it? Do words such as ‘collaborative’ and ‘healthy’ feature, or are you more…

How to optimize your legal team’s productivity and bring more value to the business

Catherine Murray April 21, 2022 No Comments

What does being productive mean to you? Often when we imagine what ‘productive’ looks like for the in-house legal team there are two scenarios. The first is a team working…

Capital raising and IPOs: the integral role of the GC and the legal team

Catherine Murray March 30, 2022 No Comments

Deciding to grow a business through capital raising or an IPO means there’s a flurry of activity across the whole organization. As the general counsel (GC), you’re involved in conversations,…

Four ways to tell if legal function is disconnected

Four ways to tell if your legal function is disconnected (and what to do about it)

Catherine Murray March 9, 2022 No Comments

Do you recall why you decided to become an in-house lawyer or legal professional? Often the drawcards for moving in-house involve playing a more integral and influential role in a…

Creating a connected in-house legal team

Creating a connected in-house legal function and the place of legal tech

Rebecca Bonifacio February 17, 2022 No Comments

Our world is driven by positive relationships, open communication and active collaboration. A successful organization is no different. In order to build a lasting legacy and strong network, your business…

How to create a successful in-house legal function in high-growth companies

LawVu February 3, 2022 No Comments

In this post, we discuss the role of in-house legal teams in the complex environment of high-growth companies. We cover common challenges, where to start as the first in-house lawyer,…

How to juggle increasing business and regulatory complexity in the in-house legal team

Catherine Murray January 24, 2022 No Comments

The world certainly seems like a complex place at the moment. We’re navigating a business environment that’s not really ‘usual’ and where the new normal is fast becoming second nature.…

The dynamic duo: why contracts and matters make such great partners

Catherine Murray November 1, 2021 No Comments

Within organizations, often the most valuable progress comes when people emerge from their departmental silos, connect and collaborate to meet objectives and achieve goals. In a similar way, when all…

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