Navigating the Transition: Strategies for Shifting to In-House Legal Teams

Jatin Jalundhwala, Joint President Legal and Company Secretary, Adani Group, India

In today’s dynamic legal environment, organizations are encountering a unique blend of challenges and opportunities. Within the ever-evolving intersection of law and business, organizations find themselves at a crucial juncture. On the one side, law firms are experiencing a period of prosperity, characterized by remarkable profits and a growing client base. Conversely, organizations are wrestling with constant pressure to enhance their operational efficiency and manage costs. In this context, in-house legal teams find themselves at a pivotal moment, necessitating a reassessment of their conventional operational structures. A strategic path to this transition involves initially reducing their dependence on external advisors.

Jatin Jalundhwala is the Joint President Legal and Company Secretary of the Adani Group in India.

Adani Enterprises Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the coal trading, coal mining, oil and gas exploration, ports, multi-modal logistics, power generation and transmission, gas distribution, and edible oil and agro commodities businesses in India and internationally.