Drop The ‘Partner’ Act: In-House Lawyers Belong In The C-Suite As Leaders, Not Sidekicks

Drop The ‘Partner’ Act: In-House Lawyers Belong In The C-Suite As Leaders, Not Sidekicks

In the in-house legal world, there is a phrase that has been worn thin from overuse: business partner. For years, I proudly called myself just that — a business partner. It sounded right. It sounded progressive. It sounded like I had broken out of the old-school “department of no” model.In fact, I even wrote about it.In my very first blog post, “Counsel as Strategic Advisors: How to Become an In-House Business Partner”(Opens in a new window), I …

Drop The ‘Partner’ Act: In-House Lawyers Belong In The C-Suite As Leaders, Not Sidekicks - Above the Law

In the in-house legal world, there is a phrase that has been worn thin from overuse: business partner. For years, I proudly called myself just that — a business partner. It sounded right. It sounded progressive. It sounded like I had broken out of the old-school “department of no” model. In fact, I even wrote about it. In my very first blog post, “Counsel as Strategic Advisors: How to Become an In-House Business Partner”, I made the case that in…