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The State of Collaboration in Corporate Legal Departments

By Association of Corporate Counsel

ACC and Everlaw conducted a survey of 373 in-house legal professionals in the United States to better understand the extent to which corporate legal departments are collaborating with other business units, how legal teams are collaborating with their law firms and other vendors, and how technology plays a role in enabling collaboration. The results reveal that although legal staff desire greater collaboration and there is a clear recognition of the benefits of doing so, there are impediments preventing legal teams from realizing that full potential.

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Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts

Ten Things: Creating a Good Contract Playbook

By Sterling Miller

Contract playbooks help the legal department, executive team, and sales understand which contracts are acceptable and which contracts the company will walk away from. This article walks through the process of creating a contract playbook.

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Fostering Collaboration: Building Strong Relationships Between Corporate In-House Legal Departments and Outside Counsel

By Liz Lugones, COO/Senior Advisor, UpLevel Ops

In today's complex business landscape, collaboration between in-house legal departments and external counsel is crucial. Law firms are an extension of a legal team and provide substantive expertise unavailable on the team and support on high-volume, high-risk matters requiring additional expertise. Read this article for key strategies that can help corporate in-house legal departments develop robust partnerships with their external counsel.

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ACC Legal Operations Records Management Program Maturity Model

By Contoural Inc.

The ACC Records Management Program Maturity model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s records program.

It seeks to gauge program effectiveness across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view to increase program value.

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ACC Legal Operations Privacy Capability Maturity Model

By Contoural Inc.

This Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s privacy program, including its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) using personal information.

It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view on an organization’s readiness to comply with these requirements.

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Checklists

The Essential Toolkit for New General Counsel

By Association of Corporate Counsel

How to make a strong positive impact when starting a new job as general counsel? Find practical tips and strategies shared by experienced in-house counsel and condensed by ACC in this toolkit. Nine checklists that distill insight from general counsel, from acing your first 90 days to developing your leadership and business skills and retaining talent on your team.

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