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Finding a new job is always important — but so is your exit from your current role.

Tips on how formal training for in-house counsel will benefit the company in the long run.

This checklist provides an overview of the U.S. E-Sign Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and lists practice points for using electronic records and signatures.

Because of their disposition, background and training, lawyers are often most comfortable expressing themselves through the spoken or written word. The reports that legal departments give to their boards of directors (BOD) are often in the form of narratives of major events (litigation, claims, etc.) that are considered sufficient material for the board’s review. However, BODs continue to increase their expectations of the quality and depth of information they receive from all members of the senior management team. Legal departments can use readily available data and software to create statistics-driven analyses to enhance their understanding of trends in their areas of responsibility, and increase the value of their reports. Come to this session to learn how lawyers without formal business administration training can use common software tools to create analytics (that do not require extensive statistical or modeling expertise or additional expense), and convey this information to their boards.

There are a variety of reasons why companies move their data to the Cloud. In this article, issues with software asset management, use of external electronic data storage, and IT teams capabilities are discussed for Hong Kong-based companies. This resource was produced in December 2019.

If you have been wondering how to make big leaps to meet demand for legal services in you department, learn how these 2014 ACC Value Champions cut cycle time for contracts and other legal services by using technology, smart staffing and training risk-calibrated work allocation, and by addressing root causes that drive demand.

As in-house counsel, you provide your outside counsel with some of your company's most highly sensitive information. Your company may have robust procedures for evaluating other third-party vendors with access to company data, but often with respect to law firms, the procurement process is left solely to in-house counsel. Do you know what your law firms are doing to protect that information from cyber attacks and other disclosures? Even if you consider your company to be at low risk for cyber incidents, can the same be said of your law firms? This discussion will explore the issue of law firm data security - how to address the issue when retaining a new firm or raise the issue with an existing firm. The panel will also discuss what policies and processes should be applied inside the legal department to meet in-house counsel's ethical obligations under Rule 1.6 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

This paper gives valuable insight, based on a depth of experience and keen observation, into the representative business models prevalent in the labour and employment field in Australia.

601 - Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants - Competing Considerations in a Mobile Marketplace

ACC’s “2015 Top 10 30-Somethings” are passionate change-makers; always seeking opportunities to positively impact their companies, industries and communities. They face challenges like increased regulation and advancing technology with a calculated, patient stamina that many of them learned as athletes. Whether fighting corruption or advancing diversity in the profession, no goal is too far reaching for this group, especially considering the dedicated, talented teams that support them. Our winners may live and work around the globe, but they are banded together in their efforts to make it a better place.

In 2015, ACC received more nominations for its “Top 10 30-Somethings” honor than ever before. The 2015 class reflects the inspired competition and epitomizes ACC values: tireless innovation, love of practice and a genuine international perspective.

This short article provides an overview of International Commercial Terms (Incoterms). Incoterms aim at providing rules for international sales contracts by allocating tasks, costs and risks between sellers and buyers. The article provides a global perspective, with a focus on French court decisions, and a brief comparison with the US Uniform Commercial Code and with Combiterms.

In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel can learn about VAT (Value Added Tax) and Special Tax for Products and Services (STPS) regulations and how they affect the Mexican manufacturing industry.

This article encourages Boards and CEOs to raise awareness about how businesses can support the rule of law, and promote collective action in engaging governments to advance the rule of law.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses when an independent contractor who may have been treated like an employee violates a non-compete provision under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the New to In-house ACC Network.

This article discussed the key factors to consider when thinking about developing a risk management program that uses financial derivatives

This paper continues to focus on Europe, which has long viewed the privacy of personal information and data as a fundamental right.

As more companies reach across borders, in-house counsel must juggle ethical rules from different countries and avoid ethical problems. Does one country respect the attorney–client privilege or legal professional privilege that other countries offer? What happens when in-house lawyers and their clients work in different countries? And how can lawyers make sure that they have authorization to practice in all of the countries where they need to advise clients? Discover the answers to these ethical questions and others, to better navigate the globe.

An interview with Gil Ohana

Discover: top five technology tools to make small law departments run smoothly; SLD benchmarks for legal budgets and how to leverage other functions such as sales to minimize legal legwork; what to outsource in a small legal department; how to tell when it's time to increase your staff; and how developing a legal wiki can help your department capture knowledge and avoid reinventing the wheel.

Finding and assessing potentially relevant Electronically Stored Information (ESI) is a key aspect of Early Case Assessment (ECA), but more than that, ECA is analyzing and evaluating legal liability and potential costs from the beginning. In this article, learn how to assess your company's situation and create the best path forward.

ACC Amicus Brief Schoenefeld v. Schneiderman

This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, outside auditors and counsel, and firm demographics. Additionally, the survey focused on the relationship of the CLOs and GCs with outside counsel through questions that explored alternative fee arrangements and challenges brought with the economic downturn.<br/><a href=surveys/upload/2008-clo-survey-executive-summary.pdf>2008 CLO Survey - Executive Summary</a>

A review of some of the environmental challenges facing hydroelectric power development in Brazil.

This article shows how to protect against cyber criminals using corporate e-mail to swindle funds.