Team size: 17

Looking forward, what technological advancements do you feel will impact the role of in-house legal teams in the future the most?

We are in an era of significant technological breakthroughs at the level of the individual, and the team, and also at the level of the employee and the manager himself.

I think that in the coming years we will see more and more use of artificial intelligence technologies, which will help lawyers in writing and research. We will see new legal research tools that will make legal work more accurate and in-depth.

At the management level, we will see a team management tool that will enable more efficient, faster, and cost-effective work with the team.

What would you say are the unique qualities required to be successful as an in-house lawyer in your industry?

Unlike lawyers who represent clients, I am a lawyer who represents a cause, and I do so while working in a civil society organisation that promotes this cause even in non-legal ways.

As a result, I serve as a lawyer, but also use my legal skills to further the cause of the organisation in civic work – in the media, academia, lectures, and other civic forums.

What can law firms do to improve their service to the legal department?

The key lies in interdisciplinary cooperation between the different departments in the firm, to enable the employees of the legal department to learn and experience different schools of thought, thereby improving their legal abilities and their range of knowledge.