Asked: Our weekly question to the In-House community

General counsels are getting strategic.

In-house counsel say they are playing a bigger role in their companies’ commercial strategy, according to a survey by The Global Legal Post.

About 90 percent reported offering more commercial advice to the corporation and 68 percent of corporate counsels said they help more with commercial strategy compared to five years ago.

Here’s our question for you:

Have you experienced a bigger role in your company’s commercial strategy?

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