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Jun 2022
In-House Lawyers Don’t Seem To Grasp That The Business Side Doesn’t Really Trust Them – Above the Law
The research shows that there are problems that legal departments may be unaware of. A majority of corporate legal respondents believe that they have “exemplary interactions” (91%) and “positive relationships” (73%) with internal clients. However, less than half of U.S. respondents thought of legal as a trusted business advisor.
Legal is somewhat aware of why they’re being bypassed. They believe it’s because they’re perceived as slow, bureaucratic, lacking in business understanding, or non-responsive. Most of these problems stem from the same issue of bad processes, but only 54% of legal professionals said their CLM is automated.
Overall, there are many problems to be addressed.