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Jan. 29, 2016

GCs hiring more legal operations staff: study

Almost half of chief legal officers report having a legal operations staff compared to 20 percent last year, according to the latest Association of Corporate Counsel survey, but only a few are delegating operations of the legal department to the staff.

By Kibkabe Araya
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Nearly half of chief legal officers reported an increase in hiring legal professionals to take on business and operations management within the legal department, according to a study released Wednesday by the Association of Corporate Counsel.

The results are a stark difference from a year ago where only two out of 10 chief legal officers reported any legal operations sta...

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