What defines the CLO’s role and distinguishes the general counsel from other senior in-house legal executives on the team? What is the larger purpose of the legal department as a business function within the corporate enterprise? Whether you are visioning your path to your first role as the department’s top leader, or you’ve just been awarded your first CLO seat and are thinking about how to establish a distinguishing and highly valued service strategy, this conversation is designed to share insights, tips and lessons learned about how to:

– consider the leadership and executive skillset you’ll need to get the job and succeed in the role,

– assess and evaluate the legal department’s agenda, strengths and weaknesses,

– prioritize and resource your strategies and team,

– introduce yourself to and learn how to support and influence senior executives and stakeholders,

– avoid pitfalls, distractions, and red herrings,

– create trust and consensus by improving communication and transparency,

– build collaborative teams and a respectful culture, and

– move beyond lawyering to assume the mantle of leadership as a corporate executive.

In your new role, you’ll quickly see the value of a network of similarly-situated and wise colleagues who understand and have experience in the role you now share: the perspectives from this program will offer a terrific starting point to vision and benchmark your future success.