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Top Ten Issues and Tips to Consider When Negotiating Contracts for Cloud Solutions

By Jacob Kojfman, Legal Counsel, CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc.

Cloud computing is an environment where a business outsources the development, hosting, or running of all or part of its applications and information to a third party, and away from the business’s hardware and premises. In this Top Ten, learn how to utilize this technology for your in-house contract needs.

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A Systematic Approach to Streamlining Contracting Approvals

By By Sumi Trombley, Senior Legal Operations Consultant, UpLevel Ops

In-house legal departments and their client business organizations have felt the excruciating pain of highly administrative contracting processes as the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses into remote working situations. The first reaction many organizations have is "HELP! Get me a contract lifecycle management system." The pain felt across the organization may mean priority for budget, so it seems like a no-brainer. However, when organizations faced the challenge of implementing these tools, they found that the real morass was their approvals process. This article is about recommendations to streamline your organization's approval process for a more successful technology implementation.

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Top Ten Tips for Managing Risk in Commercial Contracts

By Todd Borow (Associate General Counsel, AmeriHealth Caritas), Brian Campbell (Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, DHI Group, Inc.), Megan Lutes (Director of Legal, Convoy, Inc.) & Penny Williams (Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Sotheby’s)

Our job description as in-house counsel often includes common themes: (i) assisting our company in achieving its business goals and (ii) ensuring that our company does not take on undue risk. This Top Ten is designed to help you identify and evaluate these common risk exposures that arise in commercial contracts.

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The Importance Of Having Data Processing Agreements In Place When Engaging With Third Parties (Eversheds Sutherland)

By Eversheds Sutherland

Now that some of the hype and uncertainty around the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has settled, and data privacy and protection has become an integral part of our personal and professional lives, we can take some time to reflect on some of the aspects of data privacy legislation that are required for organisations to be compliant. No organisation operates in isolation, and organisations generally require some assistance or services from third parties in their day-to-day operations.