The General Counsel Report 2024: General Counsel Indicate Tipping Points in Strategy, Technology Adoption and Operations

This year’s edition is a four-part series highlighting:

Digital Evolution

• Legal departments face transformative shifts amid escalating digital risks and regulatory changes.
• An overwhelming 87% of leaders foresee increased risks in the coming year.

Technological Uncertainties

• Chief Legal Officers grapple with uncertainties about the integration of generative artificial intelligence.

Top Concerns: Privacy and ESG

• Data privacy takes center stage, with 80% ranking it among the top five risks.
• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concerns are on the rise, acknowledged by 53% of legal leaders.

Operational Evolution

• Legal department management matures, with 53% seeking to delegate more decisions to legal operations roles.