The Value In-House Lawyers Are Delivering Has Reached an Unprecedented High

This article was originally published in Global Legal Post. This article was also featured in the November/December 2020 Briefing Magazine. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the author’s opinions only.

In a recent article featured in the Global Legal Post, Winston & Strawn London Partner Ben Bruton reflects on how general counsel are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have been able to draw on their experiences of the 2008 financial crash in their management strategies.

In many organisations, in-house lawyers have been placed under unprecedented pressure as businesses have sought guidance on a whole range of legal issues, and short to long term risk mitigation strategies. A number of trends have emerged from the inevitable remote working to the emphasis placed on proactive, constructive engagement between contractual counterparties, which is particularly uplifting.

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For more on this topic, read Winston & Strawn’s Legal Leadership: General Counsel on Navigating Change series, which features perspectives from prominent legal chiefs on the short- and long-term ramifications of current events including the global pandemic, diversity and inclusion, and the economic, operational, and cultural impact of today’s most pressing legal issues on their businesses and industries.