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What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+15 more

Once a week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Adhoc

What 1-on-1?

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How likely will there be a hiring freeze within your legal department?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Already happening

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Unsure

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Has your organization conducted employee training to educate and raise awareness of acceptable AI use cases and information security policies?

AI & Machine Learning Awareness & Training

Yes

Planning to

n/a

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Understanding the challenges professionals face in their daily work is crucial for improving working conditions and fostering a better work environment. Share your thoughts below on how you have successfully tackled or managed these challenges. What's the most challenging aspect of your work?

Peer Insights

Managing heavy caseloads

Meeting tight deadlines

Balancing work-life demands

Staying updated on legal changes

Dealing with difficult clients/customers

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Which of the following legal tech does your in-house legal departments utilize?

Management Tools

Contract management

Data collection

Document repository

E-billing

Legal hold

Legal research

Matter management

None of the above

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Looking ahead at legal hiring, how many years of experience will your department predominantly seek in the candidates they hire?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring

0-2 years

3-5 years

6-8 years

9-10 years

10+ years

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In the legal industry, which skillsets do you believe hiring managers are most willing to pay extra for?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Leadership and management

Research and Information/data analysis

Technical skills

AI/ML skills

Communication

Project management

Client relationship management

Foreign language proficiency

Other (specify in comments)

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In light of elevated costs for external legal counsel, is your organization considering the expansion of in-house positions to manage the workload internally?

Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Yes

Unsure

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How does your budget for 2024 compare to that of 2023?

Process Management

Significantly increased

Slightly increased

Remaining the same

Slightly decreased

Significantly decreased

Unsure

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What do you perceive as the biggest hurdle in your professional growth?

Limited Opportunities for Advancement

Lack of Access to Training and Development Programs

Insufficient Work-Life Balance

Inadequate Mentorship or Guidance

Difficulty in Acquiring New Skills

Workplace Politics and Office Dynamics

Limited Networking Opportunities

Unclear Career Path or Goals

Fear or Difficulty with Public Speaking

Other (Please Specify in comment section)

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CrowdStrike outage: Any quick advice for orgs affected? What immediate actions are your IT and other teams taking to mitigate the effects of the outage?

Crowdstrike Outage 2024 IT Strategy & Roadmap Crisis Management+2 more

Peter SteckelmanSVP Business & Legal Affairs in Media2 months ago

Right now, communication is key!

We have invoked a passphrase protocol to protect our users from social engineering attempts to gain unauthorised access to our users computers or systems by claiming to be from IT support ...read more

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How can legal departments provide ongoing efficiency in the operations of legal functions as the scope of responsibilities expand while continuing to drive efficiency?

Process Management

Peter SteckelmanSVP Business & Legal Affairs in Media4 months ago

Legal departments need to remain proactive, informed, and supportive of legal operations, particularly as certain functions become automated. It will be up to the legal department to guide colleagues through these operations ...read more

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How do you identify potential future leadership on your team(s)?

People & Leadership

Peter SteckelmanSVP Business & Legal Affairs in Media5 months ago

I see potential when team members are both curious and hungry for more...They ask substantive questions on projects and then use that information to springboard to asking for more projects with more responsibility. Those ...read more

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