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How (and Why) To Become a T-Shaped Lawyer

As businesses expand, so too must those who work for them. As an attorney, you must also remain willing to evolve regardless of the...

Confidentiality Agreement vs. an NDA: Key Differences

Confidential information is critical to the operation of your company, and keeping proprietary information safe from competitors requires the implementation of various forms and...

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Turnover in Your Legal Department: How Can You Prepare?

Legal talent turnover and retention are critical concerns for GCs and their legal departments. You rely heavily on the experience and institutional knowledge of your attorneys and legal staff...

How to Automate the Legal Drafting Process

Automation is a hot topic for general counsels and chief legal officers who are facing downward pressure from their c-suites to lower costs and maintain, if not improve, productivity. ...

The Why and How of Digital Contract Management in 2023

The Why and How of Digital Contract Management in 2023 Digital contract management should be on the minds of general counsels and chief legal officers everywhere considering that analysts...

5 Use Cases for AI and Automation Tools in Your Corporate Legal Department

While legal departments must be cautious in their use of ChatGPT, especially regarding the risk of accidentally sharing sensitive information, many standard applications could provide immediate benefits. These include:...

ChatGPT: The Tipping Point for AI in Legal

The idea of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around since the 1950s, but mostly in the form of conversations about the distant future of work. All that changed on...

How GCs Can Demonstrate Commercial Value To The Board

Helping GCs bring profit and commercial value to the Board table… As the Managing Director of a global company, I go to many conferences around the world but The...

Why Legal Process Outsourcing Makes Complete Sense in 2023

Some analysts predict the global legal process outsourcing market will be around $30 billion by 2026,  growing at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 26%. This points to...

5 Steps to Getting Started with the New Era of ALSPs

Alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) were born out of the increased demand for legal services in our highly regulated state, changes in how people work, and the simultaneous development...

The Definitive Guide to Legal Spend Management

A recent report from Wells Fargo claims big law firms could raise their rates by 8% on average, the greatest rate hike since they started reporting this data. For...

4 Trends in Legal Tech to Watch in 2023

The last few years have been a transformative period for the legal industry as the pandemic created an opportunity to reconsider how we work and question if better solutions...

5 Legal Technology Trends to Watch in a Post-COVID World

By now, it’s a foregone conclusion: The world is going to look different after the COVID-19 pandemic. But how will this change impact the legal sector. More so than...

The coming of age of Alternative Legal Service Providers

To coincide with Exigent’s 16th birthday, Nicola Stott reflects on the rapid rise and evolution of ALSPs and the Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) industry Playing a role in changing...

Getting Your Voice Heard at the Board Level as a GC

Getting your voice heard at the Board level… Big Takeaways from The Lawyer event “In-House Counsel as Business Partner” in London As the CEO of a global company, I...