Team size: 16  

How do you manage legal matters during periods of instability or crisis, and how does your legal strategy align with the overall business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience? 

Teamwork is crucial in facing any period of crisis or instability. This requires strong communication and support within the team as well as effective interaction and communication with other areas of the company. Contingency plans can be created to manage crises, but if the people involved are not well-trained and supported by a solid and cohesive team, these plans may remain purely theoretical. 

It is an unfortunate reality that in our Latin American countries, political, social, and economic instability is ever-present, and it is something we constantly must deal with. It is perhaps this ongoing experience that has taught us, in a very practical way, to always have a plan B for any project, venture, or business operation, as we cannot be sure if the conditions we started with will remain the same over time. 

Having a cohesive team with a shared vision helps the company navigate periods of crisis and instability effectively. 

What emerging technologies do you believe will have the most significant impact on the legal profession in the near future, and how do you stay updated on these developments? 

As I mentioned previously, we must leverage emerging technologies, which are increasingly accessible, to create business opportunities and streamline our processes, such as policy issuance. 

The company is now in the second phase of automating the contract drafting process for surety policies, with the development of a module in this area that allows for the creation of standard contract templates – currently in use for self-liquidating guarantees. We are now moving forward with guarantees issued under a line of credit. This means that during the policy issuance process conducted by the commercial area, they will be able to simultaneously issue both the policy, and the counter-guarantee contract to deliver both to the client (the insured), saving time and resources.