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Asia Pacific Employment Director Counsel II Kelly Xiao shares what she's learned about leadership by watching the TV series Ted Lasso.

Consider incorporating these five approaches into your legal practices to create and manage valuable business relationships.

No matter where your department is on the maturation spectrum, there are resources available to guide you forward. #ACCDocket Tech Toolbox columnist Greg Stern shares his advice for improving your #legalops.

If you know me, you know I love to talk tech — and in fact, I've made a career of it. Recently, however, I've branched out to discussing cutting-edge technology with legislators.

In Silicon Valley, we don't often consider our important neighbors to the north: the legislators in Sacramento, California who have the power to help promote new technology and rising industries.

Claire Huffstetler, lieutenant commander in the US Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), had an unlikely beginning to her military service.

Sarah Feingold, general counsel of Vroom, Inc. (Vroom.com), has always been artistic and considers the creative community “my people.”

Employers can address conflicts and reap the benefits of a multigenerational workforce by following these tips. #ACCDocket #HR #humanresources #DE&I #ageism

Through the intentional use of functional images and design principles, lawyers can create a universal language of law for an inclusive legal system — one in which every participant understands what they’re dealing with. #ACCDocket

: A handshake seals a deal and builds relationships. Contract signing isn’t the same without them. #ACCDocket #ACCEurope #inhousecounsel #generalcounsel

How can companies address the challenges and questions that follow the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision? Can employers continue to offer healthcare benefits relating to abortion? Can they offer travel benefits allowing employees to travel to states where abortion is legal? What do in-house lawyers need to evaluate in this changing landscape of laws and alternatives? #ACCDocket #healthlaw #SupremeCourt

Wish for at least a few failures and a meaningful life, and you’ll find a much deeper, more satisfying success. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday

Employers are facing many questions after the constitutional right to abortion was overturned in the United States. #ACCDocket

A chunk — about 10 percent — of the people you communicate to or with won’t get you — and that’s OK, tells Career Path author James Bellerjeau. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

Solutions to problems often fail because managers don’t account for potential impediments. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

Figure out how you view success and failure – and how to work with others who see things differently.
#ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

What is OK — and what isn’t — when it comes to methods for improving workforce diversity? #ACCDocket #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #AffirmativeAction

Gartner’s Director of Legal & Compliance Yosr Hamza suggests asking if anyone needs any accommodation prior to meetings or social events can make a big difference. #ACCDocket #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI

Patent eligibility can be complex and challenging — rejections based on judicial exceptions for abstract ideas, natural phenomena, or laws of nature may be difficult to overcome. The USPTO has experimented with a pilot program to change the way these rejections are handled. #ACCDocket #IP #IntellectualProperty

You missed it or couldn’t attend all your preferred sessions — we’ve got you covered with key takeaways from the ACC Annual Meeting 2022, live, at last, and in Las Vegas. #ACCDocket #in-house counsel

From ACC's 2022 Annual Meeting, here are program highlights from the panel, "Keeping a Legal Lid on Construction Costs," that will help stem unwanted surprises. #ACCDocket #in-house counsel

Active listening is much more than acting like you’re listening. Improve with tips from James Bellerjeau, ACC Docket Career Path columnist, in this Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel series. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation

Article teaser: If your organization is covered by the US ERISA law, it must publish health plan fees and pricing. In addition, brokers and consultants need to disclose compensation received in connection with providing services to ERISA covered plans.
#ACCDocket #AffordableCareAct #ACA #Obamacare #healthlaw #employmentlaw #HR #humanresources #ERISA

It is only through reflection that you will figure out what you’re doing well, what needs work, and where it all fits writes James Bellerjeau in his weekly Career Path column. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

Hear from a small group of ACC members about how their legal roles are changing.

ACC Hong Kong President Kat Kukreja and co-author Adrian Phoon explain how companies can comply with Hong Kong’s impending ESG Code.

As 2024 comes to a close, we're excited to highlight the top 10 ACC Docket articles that have provided invaluable insights and key takeaways from our in-house professionals. Take a look at the best of 2024 (including two popular series).

Data protection agreements need to consider the changing legal landscape. ACC IP Network’s Stacie McNulty and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Farah Cook and John Brigagliano give you strategies for negotiating relevant DPAs. #ACCDocket #ACCNetworks

Based on ACC survey data, this article provides a high-level analysis of the state of legal operations by covering the extent to which departments are employing legal operations staff, examining at what point they tend to do so, as well as sharing salary data for these professionals. #ACCDocket #ACCResearch

You’re not always going to get support from the top, but that doesn’t mean you can't achieve great results. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation