The National Law Journal this week highlights leading corporate legal departments in the Seattle area. We’ve spotlighted departments that are setting the standards for outside-counsel management, corporate compliance, diversity in the profession, pro bono work and handling of big deals and litigation. We’ve selected one particular company — a technology giant you’ve no doubt heard of — that manages all of those tasks with special finesse. Other legal departments in the Emerald City and its surrounding areas that we’ve chosen demonstrate innovative strategies for meeting their companies’ evolving legal demands.
OVERALL WINNER
MICROSOFT CORP.
The innovative approach that Microsoft Corp.’s legal department takes when working with outside counsel and its success in promoting diversity, juggling massive deals, handling litigation and assisting in product development place it in the top spot among Seattle’s in-house legal departments.
