The First-Time GCs Survival Guide
Your first 90 days can define your legacy. We interviewed top GCs who’ve built from zero, led through crisis, and earned their seats at the table. Read our playbook and lead with clarity from day one.
Identify really good mentors, both within your organisation and outside. As my own mentor told me “find a good outside counsel who will give you their cell phone number and keep it in your back pocket.”
Nithya Das
Chief Legal Officer & GM, Diligent
Trusted by 3000+ Customers
Your 30-60-90 Day and Beyond
Day 30
Build relationships with the executive team, understand the business,
and gather context. Focus on discovery, not disruption.
Day 60
Assess legal gaps, review current processes, and align legal priorities with business goals. Start laying down your roadmap
Day 90
Begin implementing quick wins, formalize your strategy, and communicate a clear vision for legal as a business enabler.
Beyond Day 90
Postion Legal as a strategic partner in the growth of the company. Leverage technology as the scope of the GC role evolves. Find a community to lean on
Whats Inside
First-Time GC Checklist
A plan for your first 90-day & beyond to align with leadership,
understand the business, and build cross-functional trust.
Interviews From Seasoned GCs
Hear directly from GCs at
Seismic, Demandbase, Grammarly,
and Diligent on how they navigated their first 90 days.
Scaling Readiness Scorecard
A readiness scorecard to benchmark your legal team’s scalability across people, process, tech, and metrics
