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The Challenges In-House Lawyers Face Today

November 2017
ManagementManufacturing

Abstract

A few years ago it was quite simple to be an in-house lawyer. Basically, the lawyers were hired to manage litigation, give advice and counsel to support all areas of the organization. Today, in-house lawyers face a huge challenging environment within their organizations Globalization and the networking economy are pushing companies to do more with less to become more competitive. In the last decade we have seen big companies moving and changing even faster and innovating their products and services. To make all these changes feasible the Legal Department has to be ready and aligned with the business team. In this scenario legal departments have to move quickly to be seen as a strategic partner and not a cost center only.

Author

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Claudia Marufuji
Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil

Claudia Marufuji is Legal Director at Flextronics International Tecnologis Ltda, leads Brasil legal operation, member of American Chambers – São Paulo, Brasil, member of Association of Industries of São Paulo state, worked as a corporate lawyer in large multinational companies in multiple segments.

Company

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Flextronics International Tecnologia

Flex is a sketch-to-scale solutions provider that designs and builds intellegent products for a connected world.With approximately 200,000 employess at more than 100 sites in 30 countries, Flex delivers innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets. With unrivalled expertise across every major industry, Flex empowers leading companies to flawlessly develop and launch their next innovation at scale, from ideation, through design and development, to market—and beyond.

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