The role of Legal has changed. Times are long gone when the legal department was mostly waiting for internal requests.
From being reactive, it has become pro-active and anticipates the needs of its internal and external clients as well as market evolutions. In the fast-evolving IT industry, one needs to anticipate at a very early stage future requirements for legal support.
The legal department interacts with almost all functions, such as sales, delivery, strategy, risk, communication, or human resources on a large variety of topics, and contributes to cohesiveness cross the organization. This central role must be used to create bridges with the other Group functions, and Capgemini’s legal department strives to maintain good communication and relationships with them, while continually seeking how it can bring value.
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