{"id":2887,"date":"2025-03-31T06:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T22:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.hk\/legal\/resources\/resource\/2025-state-of-the-corporate-law-department"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:27:49","slug":"2025-state-of-the-corporate-law-department","status":"publish","type":"insight_resource","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.hk\/legal\/resources\/resource\/2025-state-of-the-corporate-law-department","title":{"rendered":"2025 State of the Corporate Law Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Businesses are demanding more value from their in-house legal teams than ever before \u2014 but each department needs to define what value their company needs and how they can best support business activities in a challenging, rapidly changing environment. 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