For this month's ACC Legal Ops Observer feature article, ACC acquired insights from Laurie David-Henric on demonstrating the law department strategic value.
Strong collaborations between general counsels and chief human resources officers have become more critical than ever over the past several years. Interviews with GCs and CHROs across several industries highlight six traits of these successful partnerships.
This sample contract playbook includes alternative clauses, required approvals, and negotiation notes.
This report provides valuable insights into legal department operations, offering key benchmarks for assessing performance in critical areas based on responses from 421 legal departments.
This report includes the full survey results of the 2025 ACC Chief Legal Officers Survey.
This summary of the 2024 ACC Law Department Compensation Survey provides high-level results of key in-house compensation metrics and employment trends in the in-house legal profession.
Apply these 10 helpful tips prepared by Saul Ewing LLP to protect your organization when drafting and negotiating contracts and license agreements.
This tracker monitors the number of in-house counsel in the United States based on publicly available data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
We are often told that a defined strategy is needed to achieve success in business. But is an articulated strategy enough? I would argue it is not. There must be shared understanding and alignment across the organization on the desired outcomes for that strategy while also ensuring that resources are enabled and inspired to succeed. This is where an empowered Legal Operations function comes into play.
There is a growing focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in today’s boardrooms. As companies grapple with developing ESG programs, legal operations have an important role. From preparing ESG disclosures and managing risks to collecting, validating, and reporting data, firms can leverage core legal operations functions to build an ESG program that drives improvement over time.