Legal team size: Over ten

How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

During a season of financial instability, it is important to solidify your legal team’s position as a business partner equipped to assist in ensuring financial health and profitability. As a collaborative leader, I empower my team to facilitate business transactions without distribution to the ordinary course operations. The legal team’s “can-do” attitude and business centered strategy effectuates the optimisation of our business while expanding our portfolio of organising solutions and services.

In your opinion, what are the main trends affecting your work now?

The Container Store’s revenue was affected by cyclical factors, inclusive of macro-related headwinds resulting in legal work requiring financial acumen.

What strategic priorities are guiding your legal team into 2025?

The Container Store completed a review of strategic alternatives to define steps to contribute to long-term success. The legal department helped to identify the best path forward to ensure the Company enters 2025 stronger and better positioned to complete timely fulfillment of orders, quality manufacturing, and customer installations. The legal team partners with the business to make sure the company is protected, and necessary agreements are executed.