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The Great Resignation and Its Impact on Legal Department Contract Workflows & KM

By Shanil R. Vitarana
November 01, 2022

Like other organizations, including law firms, in-house legal departments have not been spared from the "great resignation." Lawyers and professionals across all industries are actively seeking new opportunities for a host of reasons including better pay, better culture and better balance. When they leave, they take with them not just their talent but the institutional knowledge they've accumulated, while their former team members are left to piece things together.

The focus of general counsel over the past few years has been on reactively responding to the daily business needs and crisis after crisis. Even companies that have made it through a tumultuous two years are consumed with the increased daily business demands and pressures their in-house legal team faces. They've spent the past few years scaling their teams and hiring more senior lawyers and subject matter experts, and many of those lawyers are now overwhelmed with their workloads. Some also are struggling with returning to the office full-time and prefer the convenience of fully remote work.

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