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Today we welcome back our first two-time guest, the one and only
Susan Hackett, for another enjoyable discussion about life, law,
and business. For those of you who don't know her, Susan is the
CEO of Legal Executive Leadership, LLC, and was vice president and
general counsel of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) for
more than 20 years. While at the ACC, she presided over the
creation of the Value Challenge, designed to recognize the in-house
teams and outside counsel who are driving value in legal spending.
Today Susan is part of a number of entrepreneurial pursuits focused
on the improvement of the legal profession.
Listen in to today's conversation to learn about:
Susan's take on the evolving role of the general counsel in
in-house legal departments.
Her recent work on programming for In-House Focus.
The ramifications of a different mindset by the GC—and
what that means for service providers.
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