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In-house Counsel Certification Program April 2023

In-house Counsel Certification Program June 2023

In-house Counsel Certification Program August 2023

For more information about future virtual offerings of the certification program, please email certification@acc.com or call +1 202.696.1559

ACC Credentialing Institute Handbook

Here’s why makes receiving the ACC In-house Counsel Certification is such a valuable investment:

Save time and money. Your training will include best practices of high-performing companies from around the world, along with practical know-how that can create savings of time and money for your company.
Build a Toolkit. The Program will help you develop skills for translating legal knowledge into business solutions and become an indispensable business advisor to your company.
Unparalleled networking. You will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and share experiences with colleagues from a wide variety of companies. Upon graduating, you will join an exclusive group of global ACC In-house Counsel Certified (ICC) corporate attorneys.

What do participants say?

“This was a great course with many valuable takeaways. It also tested and proved my ability to work as a team member with people I had never met before. Great opportunity.”

Shaima Al Sayed

Counsel

General Motors Middle East

“The curriculum is perfect for someone that has to manage issues like compliance, litigation, and relationships with their business unit. It has allowed me to create a a strategy for the next three years of this particular assignment.”

Crystal Gothard

Corporate Counsel

Caterpillar

“Certification helps my career in two ways: by equipping me with the unique nontechnical skills and competencies that are critical to in-house work; and connecting me with fellow in-house lawyers from around the world, who I can now call on for advice whenever I need an informed and independent view.”

James Wambugu

Head of Legal

Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank

“The designation will help advance my career by providing additional tools for becoming a more effective business partner to my stakeholders, as well as helping me to better demonstrate my value to my legal team and the company as a whole. I have already put in practice many concepts that I gained across the program’s core competencies.”

David Farrugia

Corporate Counsel, EMEAI & ANZ and Global Lead International Trade Counsel

Sherwin-Williams

“It is rare to encounter a program that helps in-house lawyers explore the host of non-legal aspects of their jobs — all from the angle of fellow in-house lawyers. ACC’s program bridges exactly that particular gap.”

Salah S. Mostafa (faculty)

Head of Legal of the MENA Cluster

Novartis

“The practical course content and shared experience of my peers and colleagues has given me additional and valuable insights and tips that I can translate into my every day working life as in-house counsel.”

Daniel Abela

General Manager, Legal

International SOS