Several other unexpected results come through in the organisation's report 'The Changing Face of In-house Legal'. About 92 per cent of legal teams 'are staffed at or below capacity' and 84 per cent of general counsel think that their business skills will be as important as their legal ones within three years.
In discussion with in-house lawyers, Freshminds has found 'an overwhelming consensus that the role of the GC and their team is fundamentally altering: shifting out of the “back office” and closer to day-to-day business activities, managing ever more complex risks, and facilitating opportunities that have defined how organisations have fared in tumultuous economic times.'
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