This week we highlight a recent BarkerGilmore survey report titled "The Rise of the Legal GC: From Legal Advisor to Strategic Advisor." The report covers the shift in general counsel roles within an organization and the breadth of new responsibilities. The survey captured that directors and officers anticipate traits such as sound judgment and high integrity to be of higher importance than legal expertise by 2020. In addition to legal matters, In-house counsels have evolved to a proactive and strategy driven role.

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