The General Electrics of the world do it, and so do smaller real estate holding companies. Outsourcing legal services to India can be a low-cost option, but is it really a solution, or just creating a new batch of problems? Read the story of a company that has used legal services from India, and find out what projects are good candidates for such offshoring, which are not, and whether it's worth the political risk to take the plunge in the offshoring ocean.
This sample checklist deals with employer or employee ownership of social media work product.
This is a sample social media ownership policy.
This article deals with cross-border financial services investigations and gives an overview of the answers across 11 key jurisdictions, and seeks to assist firms in navigating the differing regimes.
This material provides specific examples of the wide range of current benchmarking data sources available to assess how well you are doing, as well as potential areas of opportunity to improve performance.
A guide to managing a corporate legal department. Provides guidance on managing employees, managing outside counsel, financial matters, records retention, and the use of metrics.
These two back-to-back sessions will discuss why successful project management is essential for innovative organizations. Participants will understand the primary characteristics of projects and the criteria for success and discuss how the environment, stakeholders, schedule, cost and quality requirements impact the definition of deliverables. Participants will determine the important stakeholders and communication plan for the project.
The Digital Service Act (DSA) is part of a proposed European Union (EU) package which aims to overhaul the digital services market. The DSA package covers both digital services and competition law. In this article, the focus will be on the former, with a brief summary of where things stand on the digital services aspect of the DSA, and a commentary on increasing platforms’ monitoring and take down responsibilities.
The author traces a path from the dawn of man to a recent court ruling to discover the true meaning of good faith.
A checklist of issues to discuss with colleagues on the legal implications of future human resources practices.
In-house counsel today exist in a vortex of competing and ever-changing legal requirements, regulatory schemes, technological developments, and budgetary constraints. This article tells you how to integrate technology into your legal department to simplify the task of thriving among these diverse and often contradictory forces, how to examine your internal processes, and how to implement technology to solve existing problems.
This material covers the typical issues that foreign investors face in the Philippines, such as foreign investment rules, taxes, trade transactions, and litigation matters.
This article focuses on a shift in the billable hour paradigm and how law firms and clients must look forward and focus on the outcomes that are desired, rather than looking backwards at the cost of production. The billable hour has diametrically opposed functions for both sides in the relationship: (1) unit of production and (2) basis of profitability. Not until both sides understand that you can't have the same unit serving dual purposes, will they truly understand alternative fees and value-based relationships. This article delves into what is required to establish a new model for law firm economics.
<p/>This ACC Value Challenge resource is part 2 of a 3 part series. To view the other resources in this series, please click here:</p>
<p class=><a id=CP___PAGEID=1365185| href=/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1365185>ACC Value Challenge: Facing Up to the Challenge - The Case for Change (Part 1)</a></p><p class=><a id=CP___PAGEID =1365213| href=/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1365213>ACC Value Challenge: Facing Up to the Challenge - The Transition (Part 3)</a></p>
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding patents across a range of jurisdictions.
This article discusses various ways that you can help your company protect itself from the threat of a terrorist attack.
This short article presents key considerations to address risks related to the US Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) in marketplace lending.
This form lists five main tips that can benefit companies in responding to a privacy regulator.
Amicus letter from Association of Corporate Counsel supporting Citco Defendants’ privilege arguments in Anwar v. Fairfield Greenwich, Ltd., Master File No. 09-CV-00118 (VM)
The ability to manage the professional development and well being of others in a high-pressure corporate environment is a skill that few would have learned at law school or during their years in commercial practice. This article discusses tips and strategies for engaging with your team and helping everyone succeed in high pressure environments.
ACC Amicus Brief - Anwar v. Fairfield Greenwich, LTD.
This article looks at the conflict that can arise between in-house lawyers who are working hard on company business and a CEO who thinks of the lawyers as little more than a necessary evil and suggests methods to communicate with a CEO in terms that he or she will understand.
608 Understanding the New Financial Reporting Rules. The agenda includes MD&A, PCAOB, internal controls rulemaking, Form 8-K, non-GAAP financial information, and SEC comment letters.
This session focuses on small, privately held companies who are involved in building and maintaining an effective compliance program on a limited budget.
Discover how to expedite complex reviews and respond to common contracting issues that often arise with data security addendums.
An overview of the Indian government's efforts to encourage and protect employees who speak up.
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