Editor's Desk

We are thrilled to bring you another installment of our magazine, which delivers compelling insights from legal thought leaders that will help you thrive in your corporate law career.

Career development is central to our mission at Today’s General Counsel and we are continuously seeking the best content that achieves that goal. Succession planning is a core component of general counsel leadership. Dan Healy, GC at Guild Education, gives us a great read about the importance of succession planning and how it helps shape our own success and legacy at companies and organizations.

Staying abreast of the latest technologies in the legal industry is similarly important. Sally Mewies, Head of Technology and Digital at Walker Morris, gives us actionable advice about the best ways to upskill general counsel for digital transformation projects.

Baptiste Armaignac, Director of Business Development North America at Legal Suite, Septeo Group, is another thought leader in the technology space. In an exclusive interview, he discusses common misconceptions about artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, the benefits of integrating AI into in-house legal departments, and the hurdles legal departments encounter in implementing this technology.

Other stories in this issue deal with timely topics such as the nuances of privilege waivers, the dangers of succumbing to client pressure and the significance of prioritizing cyber risk ratings in the wake of evolving SEC regulations.

I also encourage you to check out additional articles about how to turn litigation into a profit center and another on how to navigate financial distress and protect yourself as an officer, director, or in-house counsel.

We hope you enjoy this selection of stories, but it’s also important to remember that this is just a small sample of the content we are publishing daily on our recently revamped website. We also encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn and X to stay on top of everything we are doing, including our packed schedule of webinars.

Amanda Kaiser, Editor-In-Chief