An article discussing the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter by employees, and what employers need to consider when employees use these outlets on or off of the clock.
Practice Resources- Tools and Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
Working with your Marketing Team - presentation held in Perth 9 March 2017.
This article provides a fresh perspective on how to navigate a legal career. From head of the Marketing and Intellectual Property group at McDonald’s to strategy officer of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Kathryn Mlsna reflects on her journey.
Women and minorities are not frequently appointed in ADR and the lack of diversity is palpable. While diversity mandates in hiring outside law firms are commonplace, corporations often leave the choice and selection of neutrals to outside counsel without considering or imposing diversity requirements. This article makes a case for why it is time to focus on this oversight and correct it.
This is a sample company code of conduct policy.
This is a case law where the Plaintiff sought damages from defendant for not having given sufficient efforts in executing an exclusive distribution contract entered into between the parties.
This resource is a report published by the Coalition for Integrity, which summarizes how machine learning can be utilized in anti-bribery case and corruption compliance programs. It provides analyses of the advantages of the challenges of machine learning in these cases and makes subsequent recommendations for companies to consider as well.
This article describes very basic legal concepts that are very straightforward knowledge for Brazilian lawyers and transactional personnel.
A Preparation Workbook: a typical checklist to help condition stakeholders to the change while managing expectations and making change happen (and stick!).
Learn how to develop a powerful, scalable, flexible, feature-rich policy management system enables organizations to manage policies throughout all of the stages of the policy life cycle.
These guidelines are designed to communicate with investee companies regarding the objectives of engagement activities and to facilitate a better understanding of preferred terms of engagement.
510 - Welcome to Rookie Camp: 10 Things New In-house Lawyers Should Know
This statement is intended to alert financial institutions of specific risk mitigation related to cyber attacks compromising credentials.
In-house counsel in the United States are increasingly mobile, working across jurisdictions on behalf of their employers. In this resource, ACC provides a starting point for in-house counsel to determining their professional and ethical responsibilities prior to locating in a new jurisdiction or otherwise engaging in multijurisdictional practice (MJP).
This report comes at a time when many employers are unclear about their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In particular, companies struggle to understand when a leave of absence is a necessary and reasonable accommodation vs. when other actions can or should be taken.
Trade secret owners are faced with a myriad of issues, especially with the increasingly global marketplace. Business owners and leaders must address the risk of outright theft of their intellectual property by competitors or would-be competitors. International communication networks that make the theft of trade secrets as easy as pushing the “send” button magnify this trend. This interactive workshop will allow the attendees to work in groups and act as business leaders facing a trade secret crisis in their companies. The attendees will then choose how to address their crisis and which legal actions to take. Each team will take turns presenting their strategy to the entire group and, if necessary, the presenter will make recommendations for additional ways the teams could have protected their trade secrets.
A social media policy is highly desirable for setting clear standards in the workplace, but employer regulation of employees' out of work activities must be reasonable. Read this article to learn how you can use a social media policy for your employees.
This article will show you how to determine whether ebilling is a good move for you, and if so, how to select a system that is a good fit for both your law department and your outside law firms.
The increasingly globalized practice of law remains riddled with local idiosyncrasies. This Toolkit offers practical pointers to help you successfully cross the Pond.
This 4th annual LegalSEC study provides key insights into the InfoSec programs and practices specific to legal firms.
The US Federal Communications Commission recently adopted modified “open Internet” rules intended to protect the ability of consumers and content producers to send and receive legal information on the Internet, a concept also known as “network neutrality.” In order to strengthen its authority to adopt the rules, the FCC reclassified fixed broadband Internet access services under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. This article explains which sections of Title II will and will not apply to broadband Internet access services.
This is a sample employee handbook with state specific appendices.
This article discuses the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Program.“
The rule represents a significant overhaul of the regulatory framework governing how companies handle subscription services and automatic renewals.
This is a template master marketing services agreement.
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