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Prayer — or wishing and thinking about what you want — fused with smart work, can bring your wants to fruition. Career Path author James Bellerjeau shares why and how in The ABCs of Work series. #ACC #ACCDocket

Median total legal spend is up, according to the fourth edition of the comprehensive survey. #ACCDocket #ACCBenchmarking #legaloperations #privacy #compliance

Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro dives in depth with Grampians Health GC, Laura Hartmann and Principal Legal Designer Sarah Rayment, discussing the benefits design thinking can provide for in-house counsel and how it’s utilized to cultivate an innovative organization. #ACCDocket #inhouse

DEI, Esq. columnists Olesja Cormney, Jane Howard-Martin, Connie Almond, Jennifer N. Jones, and Meyling Ly Ortiz explore the benefits of using AI for DEI in the workplace and provide useful tips in-house counsel can use to ensure compliance with relevant laws. #ACCDocket #inhouse #DEI

Your burnout risk is real. But that’s not the best reason to avoid overwork. You take breaks because they unlock stronger performance, advises Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau. #ACCDocket #career

Find the Zen in your work life. Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau illustrates how a calm, attentive mindset can boost your satisfaction and work performance in the final installment of the ABCs of Work. #Zen #mindfulness #ACC #ACCDocket

Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro interviews four legal operational professionals who detail the positive practices they utilize when transitioning into a new legal operational role. #ACCDocket #inhouse #legalops

DEI, Esq. columnists, Jane Howard-Martin, Olesja Cormney, Connie Almond, Jennifer N. Jones, and Meyling Ly Ortiz share useful advice to guide in-house legal departments on ways to advance diversity and inclusion within law firms.

Are you aware of the legal risks associated with AI chatbots? Learn how to manage the balance between risk and efficiency with our comprehensive guide.

Legal ops, AI, and the ethics in-between: Caterina Cavallaro engages with experts about how legal teams can steer the tech-ethics discourse forward in the latest Positively Legal column. #ACCDocket #inhouse #OpenAI #ChatGPT

Check out ACC's most popular webcasts of the year! #ACC #ACCDocket #onlineeducation

With rapid increases in AI capability comes ​uncertainty and fear​ around job security within the legal industry. However, ​with ​th​is​ ​uncertainty ​​comes a ​welcome opportunity to​ consider​​ ​strategic transitions ​and​ unlock greater potential in your career, share Jessica Lehman and Shema Mbyirukira #ACCDocket #career #AI

In this article, the DEI ESQ columnists offer several useful tips to ensure inclusiveness for remote and global employees. #ACCDocket #remotework

I recently celebrated my 10th year as NetApp’s general counsel. Of all the things I could have imagined when I started at NetApp in 2010, leading an organization during a global pandemic certainly was not one of them. As we navigate this massive dislocation, I wonder: What advice would I give to my 2010 fresh-faced, eager self?

Considering systemic racism and what can be done to create change may feel overwhelming. What can we do to contribute to change? What can we do to eliminate unintentional bias? This column focuses on diversity and inclusion efforts that corporate legal departments can take to become catalysts of change.

COVID-19 is not the first disease outbreak to generate tort litigation. Lessons from past cases may well prove to be the best guide as we try to judge risk and exposure of personal injury lawsuits arising from coronavirus infections.

ACC compiled insightful advice to make your company more welcoming and supportive to people of all backgrounds.

In-house counsel are constantly under pressure to do more with less. For attorneys executing contracts, simple agreements like NDAs can require hours of manual supervision, leading to longer hours on the job. However, by automating your work experience and implementing smart contract technology, in-house counsel can streamline this burdensome legal practice, saving both time and money.

As more government authorities are issuing health guidance that includes monitoring people in order to operate, such as temperature checks, required quarantines, contact tracing, or all of the above, in-house counsel must also consider the implications for our businesses.

ACC spoke with Maria Rocha Barros, SVP and CLO at BOOKING.COM.

We all know change is inevitable for organizations that want to grow and evolve, so why does change have such a negative connotation? This column will focus on how to shift your legal department culture to one of accepting, adopting, and promoting change.

Elisa Garcia's experience at Macy's corporate level.

Dealing with labor and employment litigation is an unavoidable reality for US companies. From small, privately-held companies to multinational corporations, the chance of legal action from dissatisfied employees and former employees is always present.

Law department leaders are continually being asked to do more with fewer resources, which often means seeking to reduce expenses, implement efficiencies, and use data analytics and technology to drive value-enhancing legal advising.

Some practical advice to help you think through the types of features you do — and don’t — want to have in a contract automation solution before you start scheduling demonstrations with technology vendors.

Ahead of his retirement, Bob Santamaria spoke to ACC Australia to reflect on some of the skills and lessons that he has applied to manage a high-profile and complex legal department during one of the most disruptive decades in the global finance industry.

When combined with the broader risk mitigation that results from proactive and holistic information governance, this data makes a strong case for why in-house legal departments should prioritize their ability to keep pace with digital transformation initiatives.

Diversity and inclusion cannot stop at the door of the legal department. As in-house lawyers, we typically control budgets, select firms, and review and approve legal bills. Here are a few concrete steps in-house lawyers can take to help effect change in law firms.

Because in-house counsel are trusted advisors, key decision-makers, and know their CEOs and chairpersons best, they are particularly positioned to advocate for board diversity in their companies. But once you have a seat at the table, what do you say? These 14 compelling arguments can be used to convince your company to pursue board diversity.

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