What do your peers in legal want in 2026 – and where has reality still not caught up?
This report brings together insights from a workshop facilitated by Openli Community (by Cerivo) where in-house legal professionals reflected on career movement, retention, success in a new role, and what companies still underestimate about legal talent.
Combined with market perspectives from Korn Ferry, it offers a clearer picture of how legal professionals think about their roles, their careers, and the conditions they need to thrive.
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The legal role is changing.
The markets increasingly expect in-house legal professionals to be more strategic, business-oriented, and influential. But how does that compare with what legal professionals themselves experience in reality?
This report explores the question through workshop-based insights gathered directly from the room.
It’s for legal professionals who want to understand:
Inside this report, you’ll explore:
This report is relevant for:
The report explores the strongest signals behind job change, based on workshop reflections from in-house legal professionals on growth, meaning, influence, and leadership.
A key theme in the report is that success is shaped not only by individual capability, but also by clarity, stakeholder trust, internal relationships, and business understanding.
A recurring theme in the workshop findings is that legal professionals believe in companies often underestimate their business understanding, strategic judgment, and broader value.
The report gives you a peer-based view of how in-house legal professionals think about career movement, retention, success in a new role, and the gap between market expectations and lived reality.
Want a clearer picture of how legal talent moves, stays, and succeeds in 2026?
Get the report here to explore signals, tensions, and gaps shaping legal careers right now.
