Resource Library

Find out why work-life balance is important to lawyers in Europe and why it matters. Key findings include the most important benefits to in-house lawyers in Europe, the bottom line impact on in-house lawyers who want balance and can’t achieve it and ways companies can maintain productivity and promote balance.
<p></p>For more information or to learn more about ACC custom benchmarking, please contact research@acc.com.

Law departments across the globe will need to manage a number of issues in order to successfully navigate the challenges they face today and in the future.

ACC homepage poll results for the week of 6/13/2011 - 6/19/2011.

This study explores the changing role of the general counsel by documenting its evolution and predicting the skill sets that will be required for future general counsel to be successful. Central themes to this skill set include the ability to place legal issues in a larger business context, embrace risk and make decisions, communicate with business partners in language they can relate to, and work seamlessly with the executive team and the board of directors to make productive decisions about operations and strategy, which has become increasingly global in scope. The report includes an executive summary, key findings, interview excerpts and the methodology.

ACC homepage poll results for the week of 4/02/2012-4/06/2012.

ACC/The American Lawyer Alternative Billing Survey Results

ACC homepage poll results for the week of 9/12/2011 - 9/18/2011.

To understand the driving forces behind the evolving role of the CLO and of corporate legal departments, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) reached out to 9,600 indi- viduals. Survey results reflect data* from more than 1,200 individuals in 41 countries who serve as the organization’s chief legal officer or general counsel (referred to as the CLO in this report). From roles and responsibilities to salaries, skills and work environments, the study explored a broad range of topics.

New this year is a comparative analysis of the data from the 2013 and 2014 survey results, thereby addressing current trends facing law departments.

Based on responses from 1,800 in-house counsel in 53 countries, the 2017 ACC In-house Trends Report covers trending topics such as the inside-outside counsel relationship, career mobility, professional development, department resource allocation, cybersecurity, professional privilege, and more.

ACC homepage poll results for the week of 2/7/2011 - 2/13/2011.