A recently released study identifies a worrisome mismatch between general counsel and the rest of the C-suite on what big issues they think will be impacting legal departments most in the years to come.

Thomson Reuters’ recently released 2024 State of the Corporate Law Department highlighted the divide. It noted, for instance, that at least 20% of C-suite respondents expect transformational change in these three areas: an increasing focus on ESG issues and working with purpose (24%), the millennial generation moving into leadership roles (23%), and the emergence of AI (22%).