Discusses whether internet tools, meant to make information more accessible, have affected and altered our cognitive abilities.
The general counsel, vice president and chief compliance officer of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists shares her daily routine, including her penchant for music.
Janine Greenwood, chief legal officer, vice president and secretary of National Student Clearinghouse, describes her daily routine. She shares the success of her efforts to make uniform her organization’s compliance policies and procedures and how she makes use of ACC resources. <br />
The author discusses the difference between studying leadership and studying mathematics. She observes: We are actually required to immerse ourselves in the material — something I never did with differential equations.
The key to good leadership in a membership organization is truly understanding the people who look to you for answers, as well as engaging them on a meaningful level. This takes some individual attention, as people join organizations for a number of reasons.
Gone are the days where being a great legal adviser was enough. Career Path Columnist Bjarne P. Tellmann presents the advantages that in-house counsel can gain in post-graduate education in business.
Whitnie Wiley talks about how her fitness challenge helped her set and achieve her goals.
While the willingness to take on new tasks can be admirable, sometimes knowing when to let go can be just as necessary and admirable. Sometimes you need to let go in order to allow room for other experts to emerge and grow.
Being a procrastinator is not part of our true identity; it is only a habit we have when it comes to delaying work. But are you willing to break this routine, no matter how familiar it is?
From the executive team to the human resources professionals to every employee in the company, ACC President and CEO Veta T. Richardson believes we all have a responsibility to be respectful not only to our companies’ policies and procedures, but on a basic level, to each other.
In a market where job seekers continue to outnumber available positions, legal professionals know it can take more than solid credentials to get hired. Here are tips on what 'more' means.
Sometimes the best way to enhance ones management abilities is to study mistakes that are most frequently made and why. This article contains some common pitfalls and how they can be avoided.
This article contains four tips to help ensure that you don’t trade career advancement opportunities for flexibility when telecommuting.
Here are five tips for discovering your personal brand and learning how to make it work for you.
Usually, the biggest obstacle in enforcing the right to equal pay is that the employee does not know whether colleagues of the other sex – the Transparency Act focuses on sex, not gender – receive more pay.
Review of Portuguese laws and regulations related to the distribution of pharmaceuticals.
No matter the size of your company or the particulars of your industry, a formal recoveries program can track how your legal department contributes to the company’s bottom line. There are benefits and downsides to affirmative recoveries programs. This article addresses those issues, as well as any other questions you might have about implementing such a program. You might be surprised by what you learn.
Revera, Inc., recently conducted a review of its in-house legal department. The review analyzed the department’s alignment with strategic objectives, workflows, workload capacity, organizational structure and management practices, and relationships with external counsel. The central questions asked were as follows: What value does the department offer? How can it be increased? How is it demonstrated? The results of the review prompted Revera, Inc., to consider some changes to its legal department, as discussed in this article.
Despite the hard work and long hours that are synonymous with legal departments, they are often unappreciated and viewed as an impediment to progress. By following the three-step approach presented in this article, however, you can promote cross- organizational cooperation, while still managing risk effectively, and help your company better achieve its overall goals.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
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>
This is a sample computer, email and internet usage policy.
Results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology.
Read Todd Silberman's insights on the balance between work and life. Do we live to work or work to live?
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