The increasing pressure felt by today’s corporate legal departments on a global scale means general counsel must not only alter their practices but also become worldwide change agents for their companies, according to a new research paper from legal services firm Mitratech Holdings Inc.
“GCs are presented with a tremendous opportunity to mitigate risk to the business and decrease overall legal costs by taking on the role of change agent to drive consistent, transparent operations for their companies,” said a statement from Jason Parkman, chief executive of Mitratech.
Parkman noted that many GCs already “understand how critical it is to view their legal operations within the global context.” His Austin-based company provides legal management services such as matter management and e-billing.
Read original article


