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.
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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 * General counsel, and those working with general counsel, will find this book interesting and helpful. * PLC Magazine *
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 159 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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978-1-909416-77-2 (9781909416772)
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Part I. Introduction
New challenges and opportunities for the general counsel in the 21st Century
Christoph H Vaagt
Wolf Peter Gross
Law Firm Change Consultants
Part II. Strategy
Integrating law and strategy: the value of legal astuteness
Constance Bagley
Yale Law School
Strategy and the leveraging of legal resources
Robert C Bird
University of Conneticut
Case study: the difference between doing some legal work and adding value
Abhijit Mukhopadhya
Hinduja
Managing legal risk: A bridge too far for lawyers?
Peter Kurer
Corporate governance
Bruno Cova
Paul Hastings
Part III. Leadership
Expanding roles for general counsel: new competencies needed for the 21st Century
Leigh Dance
ELD
General counsel as innovation agents
Paul Lippe
OnRamp Systems - Legal By Design
Lawyers at the revolution
Kent Walker
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Google
Proactive resource management: a personal learning journey
Max Huebner
PGGM NV
General counsel - leaders in the legal arena
Christian Rau
DaVita
Part IV. Organisation
Managing workloads into the future
Paul Smith
Eversheds
Legal standard setters
Jochen Deister
DMZ Legal
Carsten Reimann
Xenion Legal
The legal disruption dilemma: A case study on new service
Filip Corveleyn
Felix Rackwitz
Tools4Legal GmbH
How IT can support managing law in organisations
Scott Rosenberg
Project Leader Associates
Compliance in the area of data management
Dennis Grabherr
Attorney at Law
