I recently reached my two month anniversary at IntraLinks and started thinking about the interaction that I’ve had with General Counsel in meetings this year throughout the U.S. and in London, and at the recent LegalTech conference. This seems like a good time to reflect on market feedback about IntraLinks for Corporate Legal Management. I came here because I believe — after being a practicing attorney, adjunct law professor and leader of electronic product development for Wolters Kluwer Legal Markets — that IntraLinks has a unique solution for General Counsel. What matters most, though, is what the market says.  I can summarize the feedback I received from General Counsel over these past two months by what I have come to call “The Three Fives” — five solutions that IntraLinks provides for the five risks and five trends that General Counsel face. 

I recently attended the Argyle Chief Legal Officer Leadership Forum, held in Chicago. The event brought together over 150 global chief legal officers to discuss the challenges and issues that general counsels face. There were a number of speakers, panel discussions and breakout sessions focused on topics ranging from reducing costs and mitigating risk to tracking the legal impact of technology and social media.

While there, we had the pleasure of introducing Charles Wunsch, the general counsel and corporate secretary of Sprint Nextel. His presentation — "Legal Issue Spotting in a Changing World" — was a thought-provoking look at how rapid technological change has created new issues for legal departments. Here are a few of his key points:

I recently attended the Argyle Chief Legal Officer Forum, a gathering of 200 global corporate counsels to discuss the challenges facing legal departments. IntraLinks was a key sponsor of the event that including a panel introduction, sales introductions to targeted CLOs and a presentation table. IntraLinks also previewed a new enterprise offering that integrates secure legal document repositories, project management workflows and internal/external collaboration. In addition, we were able to interview keynote speaker Tom Sabatino, former General Counsel of Schering Plough (now General Counsel of United Airlines).