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Dec. 14, 2013

GC must be 'more than a lawyer,' study finds

Both in-house counsel and company directors expect business savvy to become a top concern over the next five to 10 years, according to a report by the Association of Corporate Counsel.


By Caitlin Johnson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the increasingly regulated and global business environment, general counsel of the future will be expected to show more business savvy than ever before, according to a new report by the Association of Corporate Counsel.


"In one sentence, you have to be more than a lawyer," said former ACC president Frederick J. Krebs, who worked on the report as a senior fellow at Georgetown Law's...

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