Definitions for General Counsel
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1. General counsel

   A general counsel, also known as chief counsel or chief legal officer (CLO), is the chief in-house lawyer for a company or a governmental department. In a company, the person holding the position typically reports directly to the CEO, and their duties involve overseeing and identifying the legal issues in all departments and their interrelation, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, distribution, credit, finance, human resources and production, as well as corporate governance and business policy. This would naturally require in most cases reporting directly to the owner or CEO overseeing the very business on which the CLO is expected to be familiar with and advise on the most confidential level. This requires the CLO/general counsel to work closely with each of the other officers, and their departments, to appropriately be aware and advise.Historically, general counsel often handled administrative tasks while outside lawyers in private practice handled more complex legal work. Since the 1980s, however, the general counsel position has become increasingly prominent in multinational companies, often directly advising the board of directors in place of outside lawyers. General counsel are now often among the most highly paid executives of major American corporations, and prominent American government lawyers and law firm partners are often hired for general counsel roles at prominent companies. Similar trends are also being seen in the United Kingdom and other countries.General counsel often have broad roles encompassing crisis management, compliance reporting management and public policy advocacy. Many companies also hire in-house counsel to handle specialized tasks such as tax work, mergers and acquisitions, labor law and intellectual property, sometimes building in-house practice groups that rival the practices of major law firms.

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1. General counsel

   A general counsel is the chief lawyer of a legal department, usually in a corporation or government department. The term is most used in the United States. The status and prominence of the general counsel has grown much over the past 10 years as is evidenced by the large number of lawyers who come into the role from private practice.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of General Counsel in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of General Counsel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of General Counsel in a Sentence

1. Ronan Farrow:

   According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, NBC News General Counsel Susan Weiner made a series of phone calls to Farrow, threatening to smear him if he continued to report on Weinstein.

2. Rabia Muqaddam:

   If I was the hospital general counsel and I was looking at these laws, I have absolutely no idea what my physician could or could not do in any particular circumstance.

3. Alberto Gonzales:

   Whether or not they followed the guidance, quite frankly, the oversight responsibility fell to the inspector general and general counsel of the CIA, we just wouldn't know about it, because that was not our responsibility.

4. Michael Ellis:

   I am pleased that the DoD Inspector General validated my selection as NSA General Counsel, national security professionals should be allowed to serve based on qualification without regard to personal politics or party.

5. Monty Hagler:

   During his leadership of New Breed Logistics, Mr. DeJoy sought and received legal advice from the former General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission on election laws, including the law of political contributions, to ensure that he, New Breed Logistics and any person affiliated with New Breed fully complied with any and all laws, mr. DeJoy believes that all campaign fundraising laws and regulations should be complied with in all respects.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Counsel
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=General Counsel