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CCCA_V7No1_Spotlight-FIN_CCCA_V6No4 2/12/13 5:42 PM Page 49 Spotlight on… The CCCA story Francine Swanson, Q.C. CCCA past president (2005) t’s no secret that the role of in- Celebrating Ihouse counsel has expanded in the generation of members are assuming very senior roles in their organizations much 25 years past 25 years.And as CCCA celebrates more quickly than her generation did. its 25th anniversary, it’s clear that the “Moving upward was more of a gradual association has been there to support process, there were more levels to move CCCA identifies and meets member their members’ development every through before you reached a senior man- needs in a changing world. step of the way. agement level,” recalls Calgary-based MARINE BURKHART, JAZHART STUDIOS By Bev Cline the shifting nature of organizations.Just ask sel from BP Canada Energy Company in Swanson,who retired as senior legal coun- That’s been important as the demands made on in-house counsel changed with 2011. “The structure of organizations today is flatter, so in-house counsel can go the CCCA members who have witnessed the evolution. from junior to senior positions very quick- As former CCCA president Francine ly if there is a good fit,as opposed to when Swanson (2004-2005) points out, a new I was building my career in-house.” PRINTEMPS 2013 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 49