Lawyers working in law firms and in corporate law departments reported several personal challenges to developing their careers during the pandemic. One year after the start of the pandemic, the biggest barrier to career progression for lawyers continued to be limited to no in-person contact. Read this important article to learn more about the professional impact of the pandemic.
Do you know how crucial business skills are to your career as in-house counsel? Consider the key issues below in planning your career. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), prepared this checklist utilizing information presented in the webcast titled “The Necessity of Business Skills for Advancing In-Housel Legal Professionals” (October 6, 2021). The webcast, presented by King’s Business School in partnership with ACC, highlights how the skills and language of business can elevate your skillset and position you for future success.
Today, an organization needs far more than legal advice from its legal function. In this article, learn what business leaders really want and need from their General Counsel/Chief Legal Officers and their teams.
Legal Operations is a multi-disciplinary field, requiring aptitude in finance, technology, vendor management, workforce strategy, data analysis, communications, and so much more. Professionals can develop substantive acumen in any of these areas sufficient to allow them to determine “what” the focus of the corporate legal department. However, the culture of the “how” we execute is rarely discussed with the same type of rigor and it requires just as much planning and care to deliver the desired business outcomes.
Learn about the implications of the US Supreme Court's decision of June 30, 2002, in the case West Virginia v. EPA.
Learn about sanctions taken by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, regarding Russia and Belarus.
An update regarding sanctions taken against Russia by the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Switzerland, and countermeasures taken by Russia.
Learn about the central bank digital currencies ("CBDC") considered by the central banks of several countries.
Learn about sanctions taken against Russia by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Switzerland.
Learn about Germany's Foreign Direct Investment Regime after the ordinance of April 27, 2021, which amended the Foreign Trade Ordinance.