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The notion of future-proofing your career is really a present-based practice of understanding where you are and how to remain relevant. Remaining grounded in the present will allow you to be more strategic and meet your goals.

I work in-house for a Canadian-based conglomerate in Mexico City. Here’s how i got here and some advice for anyone looking to move beyond Canada’s borders.

As in-house counsel continue to face cost pressures from within their organizations, external counsel need to help. Leveraging technology to reduce costs while improving efficiency is an easy first step.

Is your team agreeing with you because it's a good idea or because you're the boss? How do you make it safe for them to suggest other approaches? How do you create a culture in which innovation thrives?

Through proper stakeholder engagement, evaluation and implementation, we’ve been able to leverage innovations to help expand our legal operations and increase our value proposition at Pivotal.

Many departments in a company, like many sectors of the corporate world, embrace technology and innovation quickly, while others, like legal, seem to get left behind. We in the law group here at Bruce Power, however, focus on getting ahead.

As the first GC at a company, this author learned the importance of relationships, transferrable skills, being flexible and staying true to herself—and her knowledge continues to grow with her experience.

Gender diversity has come a long way in Canada and in Mexico, where this author is now based. We should be proud of our successes—but remember there is still a long road ahead to achieve equity for all.

The KAIROS Blanket exercise was challenging but enlightening for this author. It strengthened her belief that a deep understanding of Indigenous history and legal traditions is essential to practicing from a place of cultural sensitivity and awareness.

Engagement happens when you can see yourself and your views reflected in those making the decisions in your organization. It takes focused effort and commitment to make it happen, says this in-house counsel, who has experienced the best and the worst.