{"id":3584,"date":"2024-03-26T02:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T02:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/?post_type=insight_resource&#038;p=3584"},"modified":"2026-04-30T05:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:21:58","slug":"2024-state-of-the-corporate-law-department","status":"publish","type":"insight_resource","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/resources\/resource\/2024-state-of-the-corporate-law-department","title":{"rendered":"2024 State of the Corporate Law Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mapping a path to strategic leadership.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Priorities of legal departments are always driven by the needs and plans of their underlying businesses. In the new&nbsp;<strong>2024 State of the Corporate Law Department<\/strong>&nbsp;report, the Thomson Reuters Institute found that both business and legal priorities continue to change rapidly for those organizations, including some notable gaps between law department and C-Suite perceptions of risks and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Informed by interviews with over&nbsp;<strong>4,500 professionals worldwide<\/strong>, including legal leaders, C-Suite executives, and compliance professionals, the report found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GCs largely believe that GenAI will be transformative to legal work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departments are chasing efficiency gains by moving work both in-house and to different firms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outside counsel spend is generally expected to increase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data privacy, cybersecurity, and ESG concerns top the list of potential future risks&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law department leaders see their priorities substantially differently than executive leadership does, giving GCs an opportunity to redefine the perception of the department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/03\/admin-ajax-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3589\" style=\"width:244px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/03\/admin-ajax-2.png 463w, https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.co.nz\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/03\/admin-ajax-2-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Get your complimentary copy of the&nbsp;<strong>2024 State of the Corporate Law Department<\/strong>&nbsp;report to receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key insights on how global departments are balancing the major pillars of corporate legal work: effectiveness, cost efficiency, business enablement, and risk management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence-led advice on how to optimize your department and its outputs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer insights collated from other corporate legal departments and their executive leaders across the world to inspire innovation and transformational change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Download your complimentary copy of the 2024 State of Corporate Law Department by completing the form on this page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article was originally published on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en-us\/posts\/legal\/state-of-the-corporate-law-department-2024\">Thomson Reuters institute<\/a>, and features on Legal Insight with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore global insights and trends in corporate law departments with our 2024 State of Corporate Law Department Report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":3585,"template":"","categories":[450,474,504],"tags":[839,184,201,250,866,258,264],"resource_type":[496],"insight_job_role":[824,447,468,471,604,479,646,487,492,554,499],"insight_practice_area":[],"class_list":["entry","author-legal-insight-au","has-excerpt","post-3584","insight_resource","type-insight_resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-management","category-innovation-and-technology","category-trends-and-the-future-of-law","tag-corporate-law-departments","tag-general-counsel","tag-in-house-legal-departments","tag-legal-innovation","tag-legal-reports","tag-legal-research","tag-legal-technology","resource_type-report","insight_job_role-associate","insight_job_role-barrister","insight_job_role-general-counsel","insight_job_role-in-house-lawyer","insight_job_role-lawyer","insight_job_role-legal-operations-manager","insight_job_role-managing-partner","insight_job_role-partner","insight_job_role-practice-manager","insight_job_role-principal","insight_job_role-solicitor","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2024 State of the Corporate Law Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"2024 State of Corporate Law Department Report. 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