This Practice Note discusses the ongoing expansion of law departments' responsibilities and the new skills and competencies in-house counsel need to support their organizations' developing legal and business requirements. Topics covered include expanded law department areas of responsibility like business counseling, compliance, and data privacy. This Note also examines the skills and competencies in-house counsel need to effectively manage their departments' operations, finances, personnel, service providers, and projects, as well as strategies for developing those abilities and applying them to in-house legal practice.