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CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018
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VOLUME 13/ISSUE 1
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C O L U M N S
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patenting blockchain technology
By Stacy Rush and Meika Ellis
13 GOVERNANCE
Directors' responsibilities and
composition of the board
By Gabrielle Brochu
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends
and news for legal departments
30 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Keeping up with the influencers
By Shannon Kari
38 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Beyond the RFPs and AFAs
By Jennifer Brown
40 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Legal ops takes the lead at BMO
By Jennifer Brown
42 IN CLOSING
Working outside the usual boxes
By Trish Callon, Sun LIfe
Readers' Choice Awards
Top service providers for in-house legal
departments as selected by Canadian
Lawyer magazine in October 2017.
What keeps in-house
counsel up at night
Legal department management
and cybersecurity topped the list
of concerns in Canadian Lawyer's
Annual Corporate Counsel Survey.
By Mallory Hendry
Leading in litigation
Five women litigators talk about
the challenges and rewards of
the work they do.
By Jennifer Brown
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COVER STORY
Riding The Winds
Of Change
Life is never dull in-house; just ask
these four general counsel from
Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec
and Alberta. Their companies are
pushing for growth and they are
there to answer the call. They tell us
what's in store for their depratments
in the year ahead.
By Jennifer Brown
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as selected by
Canadian Lawyer magazine
in October 2017.
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