Large law departments have the financial muscle to demand alternative billing arrangements. What can small law departments do to get similar arrangements for outside legal work? Know what to look for and how to get the best deal for your company. What work should be non-billable? Is ebilling right for you? And learn alternatives to straight hourly fees: when to consider discounts, fixed fee work, contingent fees and incentive structures. Don’t overlook control mechanisms such as budgets, staffing and who authorizes work.
These are sample policies regarding appearance and grooming, religion reasonable accommodation, and transgender employment.
Getting the Most out of Mediation - session held in Melbourne 30 November 2016.
Cyber-security Crisis Management - presentation held in Sydney 13 June 2017 and Melbourne 15 June 2017.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in Hong Kong.
A step-by-step process to prepare for an anti-corruption incident: 1) Assess Current Risks, 2) Retain Anti-Corruption Counsel & Advisors in Advance, 3) Prepare for Data Preservation & Collection and 4) Prepare and Incident Response and Investigation Plan
If we are not living the life we want, we must choose differently, even if that means stepping out of our comfort zone.
How to get the most out of your battery life (and what to do with it when it's gone to the big recycling center in the sky).
Increasingly EU law (in particular EU consumer law) is being driven by a school of thought known as 'behavioural economics', which takes into account the behaviours of individuals when they are exercising choice. Regulators recognise that behavioural economics could have a profound impact on many of the most serious challenges facing policy makers today and increasingly see an opportunity for behavioural economics to support more specific issues like complexity, consumer inertia, marketing and the impact of communications to consumers. This session provides an overview of how behavioural economics is quickly becoming a "game changer" for the shape of regulation for time to come.
One year after a plan to reform European data protection laws was unveiled, the debate is still intense. While individuals and companies are still feuding over cases of profiling, cloud computing companies are struggling to understand when and how governments can access users’ data. Interestingly, the Commission’s proposal is also contemplating “a right to be forgotten” whereby a person would be able to ask that their data be deleted.
This form states how outside counsel should submit invoices. For example, each invoice should contain a detailed itemization of each service provided. This form also offers guidelines for outside counsel to follow in terms of their interaction with the client: Outside counsel is expected to use the least costly method of communication appropriate to the circumstances.
Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses the four operating priorities that are fundamental to good businesses and great leaders.
In this exclusive interview, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses the root causes of systemic corporate corruption and the measures Jerry Grisko, the CEO of CBIZ,and his company take to promote and ensure ethical business practices.
Could you pass a “Business Law 101” quiz on morals? Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz gave a simple three-question quiz to graduate business students and almost all of them failed.
Columnist Craig S. Long provides firsthand advice as to how to cope with the transition to working as an in-house attorney in the must-read article.
This must-read article provides an outline as to how to best handle IP assets.
Just as a dog strains against its leash, constrained employees struggle against their shackles. Unleash them and reap the rewards.
Instead of allowing good to be good enough, use these tips to start every day with purpose and to live a more productive life.
Bill Mordan's March Careerpath opines on the usefulness of brevity.
This resource from Womble Bond Dickinson provides frequently asked questions concerning the ongoing situation with the Silicon Valley Bank in California.
This article explains the top ten amendments to the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) that were made after the 2018 American midterm elections. These new amendments affect Canadian IP law .
This presentation describes the purpose of a whistleblower program.
A panel of experts will discuss strategies and best practices for building and managing a trademark portfolio with a limited budget. The panel will address best practices related to clearance, filing, portfolio maintenance, and enforcement. The session will include a discussion of international searching and filing strategies and tips for prioritizing activities when expanding coverage of US trademarks into new geographies. The panel will review and discuss resources and tools available to assist with aspects of building and managing a trademark portfolio.
Discusses how medical leave situations must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis and consider the ADA and state discrimination laws, as well as the FMLA. Also includes a checklist of considerations.
Learn the ins and outs of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.
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