Thomas Barothy has journeyed from a finance background into legal, spending some time as a CFO and Head of Risk Control before jumping into his present role as Group Legal COO at UBS. He shared with me some of his greatest surprises and insights from his first couple of years optimising the legal department and creating a legal business plan.

What we talked about:

- Transitioning from finance to legal

-War stories about dealings with in-house lawyers

- Why lawyers need to learn about and acquire managerial business skills

-Setting the vision, the mission, the strategic priorities, and more

-Where to start to be an effective legal COO

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Thomas Barothy - UBS: A Global COO’s Perspective on the Business of Legal