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Chief Legal Officer Program

Preparing the general counsel for the future

Access to the right knowledge, guidance, and peer support can help you seize the unprecedented opportunities in front of you and take your well-deserved seat in the boardroom.

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Deloitte’s Chief Legal Officer Program is designed to help the general counsel of today prepare for the challenges of tomorrow, while still seizing the opportunities that come from change and uncertainty.

The program will help you demonstrate and increase your value to the business through a series of interconnected development and networking programs. Deloitte leaders use their deep legal knowledge, business experience, and vast resources to empower, connect, and inform general counsel in distinct and meaningful ways.

From the early stages of your leadership to the pinnacle of your career and the crossroads in between, we offer unwavering support and enriching experiences to help you step into the spotlight and lead confidently.​

Learn more with the CLO Program brochure​

Expectations of GCs are evolving into business partnering

Leading a large corporate legal department or a small in-house team comes with shared challenges. Your role has evolved from handling legal events to supporting broader business enhancement, integrating more fully into business operations. Reshaping your role to deliver better business outcomes.

The fundamentals of your role are still vital

Risk management, corporate defense, and compliance still form a vital part of your role. But now, your board and key stakeholders across the business are demanding more strategic insights on a range of business decisions and initiatives, all of which require specialist skills.​

Uncertainty creates opportunity for legal leaders

The chief legal officer, along with their peers in risk and HR, is becoming an integral contributor to a company’s management and growth. Together with your teams, you form a powerful function with interconnected and invaluable expertise. You bring value that can help your company not only stay above reproach, but thrive.

Progress and transformation

Deloitte’s development and transition programs prepare you to recognize the opportunity that change can bring. We help aspiring and established general counsel acquire the insights, skills, and confidence to demonstrate and deliver greater strategic value to their organizations, and position their own roles as that of the chief legal officer.​

Next Generation CLO Academy

Executive learning experience at Deloitte University for high-performing legal executives to broaden their perspectives, enhance leadership capabilities, build a network, and prepare for what’s next.​

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CLO Executive Transition Lab

​An immersive experience to help newly-appointed general counsel demonstrate value from the start with a personalized approach to their new role. The day focuses on three important resources CLOs must manage effectively during times of significant change: time (personal and organizational time management), talent (legal talent and resourcing models), and critical stakeholder relationships. The CLO Executive Accelerate Lab is also offered to experienced CLOs that want to develop skills or refine their leadership strategy.

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CLO Forums​

CLO Forums bring CLOs and GCs together for robust discussions on top-of-mind issues, challenges, and best practices in an open and collaborative setting. CLO Forums also provide ample opportunity for networking and connecting with peers.​

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Our thinking

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Discover how Deloitte Legal solutions can empower and protect your business.
Services
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The legal implications of Generative AI

The current enthusiasm for AI adoption is being fueled in part by the advent of Generative AI
Service
5 minute read

The 2024 CLO Strategy Survey

Explore the evolving responsibilities and strategies for the chief legal officer (CLO) role.
Research
12 minute read

The four faces of the chief legal officer, second edition

The role of today’s CLO is complex, demanding much more than legal operations expertise. To be successful, a CLO may seek to master and strike the right balance between “four faces.”
Perspective
4 minute read

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Deciding the career for you is more than simply “landing the job”. It is finding a place where you know you make a difference each day, where you can be your most authentic self. It is choosing your impact.

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Invest in your leadership potential

Take advantage of all that Deloitte’s Chief Legal Officer Program has to offer. Access to the right knowledge, guidance, and peer support can help you seize the unprecedented opportunities in front of you and take your well-deserved seat in the boardroom.

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Get in touch

Richard Punt

Deloitte Global Leader | Legal Services
+44 20 7007 0509

Diana Elizabeth Wade

Senior Manager
+39 (0)2 83323296