How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

During periods of instability or crises, Legal needs to be available 24/7 to deal with the issue. Aligning with the broader business comes down to knowledgeable, empathetic and clear communication.

What do you think are the most important attributes for a modern in-house counsel to possess?

Curiosity as to the subject matter of the business and how different parts of the organisation operate.

Based on your experiences in the past year, are there any trends in the legal or business world that you are keeping an eye on, of which you think other in-house lawyers should be mindful?

The use of AI. It continues to be the most transformative tool both inside and outside the legal department.