
Veteran Perspective
‘I rise at 4.30am every day thinking, “How am I going to beat my competition?” I’m fiercely competitive and so are our lawyers.’ – Bradley Gayton, general counsel, Ford.
There are certain privileges held by those looking to take on a general counsel role in today’s world. Thanks to the information age, even those outside a suitor organization are able to easily discover facts and figures about their prospective company, and can access a wide range of materials to help them prepare for a new position. General counsel and would-be general counsel now have the troves of knowledge gathered by generations past at their fingertips.
Things weren’t always so easy.