Webinar: Going from Back-office Fixer to Strategic Partner

The most common conversations we have with General Counsel and heads of legal in our Executive Advisory practice revolve around how to build their roles and earn a strategic seat at the table.

Gunderson Dettmer Advisor and former Gilead Science General Counsel, Brett Pletcher, hosts Part 2 of his three-part webinar series, “Building the General Counsel Role in Venture-Backed Companies,” which aims to help GCs and heads of legal assess the challenges in their current roles, identify and develop the relationships necessary to grow their roles and create strategies for building their roles and functions over time.

In this part, "Going from Back-office Fixer to Strategic Partner" focuses on moving from back-office fixer to C-Suite partner, what a fully formed GC role typically looks like and common obstacles to developing such a role.

Key highlights include:

• Transitioning from outside counsel to in-house counsel and developing your role with a company, including learning your business at a deep level and building an active network
• Developing a vision and strategy for the business and how to address issues
• Developing a vision and strategy for you to become a "go-to" contributor
• Putting your plan into action

Webinar Resources

• View the slides here
• MCLE Form
• View the transcript here
• Watch Part 1 here
• Watch Part 3 here