By Blandine CORDIER-PALASSE, Collection Guide Annuaire 2014 Décideurs: Stratégie Finance Droit Décideurs. Paradoxically, is the legal director still a lawyer? Blandine Cordier-Palasse. He is, but to confine the legal director to the role of lawyer is a mistake that, surprisingly, too many companies still make. In fact, they can be