This new breed of general counsel tends to be more accustomed to working in the modern law department—where budgets are often constrained and departments must do more with less, according to Rynowecer. This means being “better organized to better support the business units” and taking plenty of initiative to raise issues with management in order to add more value.
One of the significant consequences of the law department shake-up is that some firms may have to start watching their back....
