What Makes A World-Class Legal Department?

A white paper from legal and compliance recruiters BarkerGilmore tapped a panel of general counsel to consider “How to Build a World-Class Legal Department.” The contributors were the general counsel from Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ally Financial, Avaya, NRG Energy, and Pearson PLC. They discuss such issues as what it means to be “sewn into the business,” the nature of leadership, “metrics” and what can and what can’t be measured, what makes a good collaborator, and how to hire.