The rise of the ethically empowered corporate legal team
Corporations must look inside to define their own value system with respect to managing external counsel. Following this, the company is then prepared for technology to help drive that alignment on an ongoing basis. As general counsel and chief legal officers look to become ethically-empowered, law firms will take note.
Here is a link to the full article published in Modern Lawyer Journal.
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