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I think of most in-house corporate lawyers as playing the role of "no men". There job is to highlight risks and stop things from happening. It's a rare lawyer w
by blueyes 7y ago
I think of most in-house corporate lawyers as playing the role of "no men". There job is to highlight risks and stop things from happening. It's a rare lawyer who understands business goals and can balance them against risks.
- isostatic 7y agoThat's not the lawyer's job - the lawyers' job is to present the risks, not to make the decisions as to whether the risk is worthwhile
- Aeolun 7y agoIn theory. In practice it often turns out that the decision makers think that any risk at all is unacceptable, giving the lawyers de-facto control.
- isostatic 7y agoIn which case you have poor decision makers, not poor lawyers. The benefit of domain aware lawyers is they can explain the specific risks and help the decision makers apply those risks to the business.
- mobjack 7y agoGood lawyers figure out how to say yes while minimizing legal risks.