What Corporates Want: sector knowledge

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An intimate understanding of a client’s sector is essential to winning new business, a survey of over 28,000 corporate counsel reveals

Tom Baker

May 24 2024

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Tom is editor of ITR. He joined the team in October 2023 after stints as a legal journalist and a content professional at an international law firm.

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