Law360, New York ( November 19, 2015, 9:22 PM EST) -- During the course of my legal career that spans back to 1979, I have had the opportunity to hold management positions inside two major corporate legal departments (AT&T and Bell Atlantic). As a consultant and legal services provider, I have had the opportunity to work closely with corporate legal departments on a wide range of management engagements related to contract staffing, document review, international trade, legal support operations, records management, vendor relations and project management. Based on my experience from all three sides — corporate, consulting, and services provider — I have found there are 13 key business objectives that corporate legal departments must strive for in today's business environment that is driven by big data, globalization, technology, and managing the business side of the law....