Publications
Publications
- August 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- HBS Case Collection
Working Effectively with Counsel
Abstract
Popular stereotypes of lawyers include "overhead," "Dr. No," "internal cop," "keep us out of trouble!" and "get us out of trouble!" Focus groups of business leaders queried in a survey by the Case Western Reserve University Law School associated the word "lawyer" with "authoritative," "conservative," "arrogant," "intimidating," and "know-it-all." Yet, managers who view counsel as a necessary evil miss opportunities to work with attorneys as partners to increase and capture value and to manage risk.
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Citation
Bagley, Constance E. "Working Effectively with Counsel." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-007, August 2003. (Revised November 2003.)