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‘Understanding the goals and strategy of the organisation is key to fulfilling the role of in-house counsel’, opines Emily Madder. During nearly 20 years with the global technology leader, Madder has worked as GC across its Australian and Indian businesses. She has led a number of game-changing transactions and taken a leading role in strategic business planning. She has also impressed sources with her innovative approach to the Australian function’s internal running, which has included developing a bespoke case management system. Law firms could sometimes do more to ‘understand the commercial imperative’, she says, as well as the common issue of ‘sticking to budgets’ and ‘working efficiently and not over-servicing’.