Former UPS chief legal officer (CLO) and current Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President Teri Plummer McClure speaks about her professional journey and experience, and offers advice for those looking to claim their “Seat at the Table".
This Leading Practices Profile, The Role of General Counsel in the Middle East, features the law department leading practices for three entities navigating the many challenges of meeting the regulatory and cultural standards placed on global corporations.
This report presents results on a subset of respondents from the Association of Corporate Counsel Chief Legal Officer (CLO) 2014 Survey, published in January 2014. More than 1,200 individuals in 41 countries who serve as the organization's chief legal officer or general counsel (referred to as CLO in this report) participated in this survey to provide a global outlook of CLOs worldwide. This report provides results and analysis of respondents from Canada, as well as demographic information, such as staffing, budget changes and revenue, while also exploring intangibles, such as CLOs' top legal and business concerns for the past 12 months and their anticipations for the future.
This article sheds light on the advantages of working in-house compared to working for a law firm from the perspective of a lawyer in Brazil.
Southern California Edison Company Law department uses a review committee to conduct annual performance reviews of law firms and create report cards, and to make recommendations on conflict waivers.
This resource presents the leading practices of legal departments that leverage dedicated legal operations staff to manage the business aspects of Legal. Through profiles of 11 legal departments, it conveys who leads the legal operations function, relationships between general counsel and their legal operations leaders, reasons for the legal operations function, how it functions, its scope and impacts.
In this article, explore Mark Roellig's, chief technology and administrative officer of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, words of wisdom he's experienced over his long and evolving career.
This Leading Practices Profile (LPP) presents themes, trends and leading practices of general counsel at the helm of six legal departments located in the Asia-Pacific region. The resource explores how the roles of general counsel and in-house counsel in that region have evolved from legal advisors to trusted business partners. It also provides leading practices for the success of legal teams of global organizations located in the Asia-Pacific region.
Highlights from ACC Europe's 18th Annual Conference.
When working with outside counsel on creating a more 'value-based' relationship, a detailed discussion of performance for value should occur. Use this handout as a guide on what to ask outside counsel before you beginning your engagement. And be prepared to answer a few questions from them as well.