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Today's General Counsel, April/May 2024
Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth. It’s an opportune moment for reflecting on one’s career path.
If you are working at an in-house legal department and attempting to make your way to the general counsel seat, our cover story can be part of your playbook. “The career path to general counsel can be bewildering for in-house legal professionals who aspire to achieve this coveted role,” Steve Bell of BarkerGilmore writes about the firm’s 2024 Aspiring General Counsel Report. “There is no one singular route to GC, and many individuals are actively pursuing the position in unique ways.”
The legal executive search firm analyzed data from senior counsel and managing counsel nationwide who hope to achieve the GC role. The survey also includes insights about lawyers who have already been identified as GC successors. One key takeaway: the value of executive coaching. In-house counsel who have received executive coaching (35%) are more likely to be identified as a successor than their counterparts without executive coaching (26%).
Once you have identified the next steps you should be taking at work to secure your big promotion, you might want to switch gears and think a little about baseball season. Jeffery Cross, who pens The Antitrust Litigator column for us, makes a case for lifting Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as Congress considers acting on the matter.
Cross was part of a legal team that filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court involving MLB’s efforts to restructure its relationship with minor league teams. We are happy to have him share his perspective and experience with our readers on this topic as baseball season kicks into high gear.
Other thought leadership articles in this issue delve into topics such as new workplace accommodation laws, Boeing’s pr debacle, cyber vulnerability testing and the benefits of of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
We strive to deliver an engaging mix of stories in each issue. But it’s important to remember that this edition of the magazine represents a relatively small selection of the content we are publishing every day on our site. Be sure to check our site regularly and follow us on LinkedIn and X for the latest updates.
