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Though most businesses avoid using this particular word, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz argues that it should be synonymous with "ethics."

Honest performance reviews are the only way your employees can make reasoned decisions about their future lives and careers.

Creating an outline or script before an important discussion can increase the effectiveness of the verbal communication. Here's how.

If you feel stuck at work, recall your initial excitement and determine what you need to do to reignite that spark.

This article includes a six-step action plan to help you become more productive on both the individual and team levels by making better use of three important resources time, technology and human resources.

Overview of issues related to social media's use in corporate communication. Includes guidance on creating a social media policy.

This sample is an executive summary of a contract policy.

This checklist provides a means to determine if your business is affected by the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). If your business falls under this category, this checklist also covers building action items that move the organization toward compliance.

Read this article to learn tips for turning adversity into opportunity.

This is a sample social media policy.

The development of blockchain technology is moving quickly, but there are still questions about government oversight and competition. Blockchain technology implicates privacy, antitrust, and securities law issues.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the New to In-House Forum, addresses the systematic steps that an in-house counsel should take when a company is served with a new lawsuit.

For in-house legal departments, relationships with Outside Counsel are integral to overall management of matters and outcomes. A solid relationship creates synergy and partnership; a dysfunctional one creates frustration and typically increases costs. One of the most common tools to enhance client/firm relationships is setting effective Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs). Read this article written by Brenda Hansen, Sr. Legal Operations Consultant, Epiq Legal Business Advisory, for tips on drafting effective and impactful Outside Counsel Guidelines.

Standard provisions are considered as time and money savers. However, they are not always free of risks and may raise several questions about contract law, consumer law and competition law.

This paper examines the role that the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) plays as a multi-national organization that enforces competition law.

The global legal landscape of the cannabis market can be confusing. In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about global regulations, state of the industry, the basics of the market and more. Meritas produced this resource in 2019.

This is a sample services agreement involving a company and independent contractor.

This chart contains common statutes of limitations for all 50 states, expressed in years.

Meet our 2012 Value Champions, an inaugural group that has not only sought value but demonstrated it, in ways that other in-house
counsel and their external law firm partners can emulate.

A selection of resources regarding the new standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission on June 4, 2021, regarding the transfer of personal data under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

As career professionals, the question isn’t “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The question is “What do you want to be when you grow?”

These guidelines outline the legal implications of blogging about the company and also include recommended best practices to consider when posting about the company.

This sample is a ten-point checklist for avoiding and resolving workplace conflict.

This is a sample software use policy and code of ethics.

Being an effective leader isn't about posters, slogans, memos, PowerPoints, or speeches. Your actions must be consistent with what you believe.

This article reviews the case, In re Delta Mills, Inc., Bankruptcy No. 06-11144 (CSS), Adversary No. 07-51707 (CSS), 2009 WL. 723271 (Bkrtcy.D.Del., March 17, 2009), a suit between GMAC and a textile manufacturer in Chapter 11.

In this installment of Business Ethics, learn about the IFF teaching model and how it can be more effective at helping employees understand the relevance of company conduct standards.

It’s an opportunity for reflection on how our perceptions of our various internal and external constituencies color our interactions with them.

With the high rates of depression and anxiety in the legal community, ACC President and CEO Veta T. Richardson underscores the importance of self-care for lawyers.