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Keep the Energy Up With an In-house Rotation
Publication Date: 11/01/2018
This article will help the reader think about whether a professional rotation program for an in-house legal department makes sense for an employer and its legal team. It will help identify the purpose of such a program and showcase the costs and benefits. It will also address the critical steps to successfully implement such a program.
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Interest Area: Employment and Labor, Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Keep the Energy Up With an In-house Rotation Robert Keller Publication Date: 11/01/2018 … reader think about whether a professional rotation program for an in-house legal department makes sense for an employer … ways to retain and reward their top talent. One trend is that larger employers are building and expanding their …
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ACC Real Estate Network Spotlight
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
Erik Lindberg discusses his current position as assistant general counsel with Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA).
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… with Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA). IEA is a leading infrastructure construction company with … at William Charles, Ltd., a holding company engaged in environmental remediation, heavy/highway construction, … I joined William Charles, Ltd. in 2007. Before working for William Charles, Ltd, I worked at Hinshaw & Culbertson, …
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Don’t Let Perfect Be the Enemy of Good
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
A good manager helps the team understand when “good enough” is just that and when it is time to put “pencils down.” The quest for perfect often thwarts the more important goal of simple completion. I coach colleagues on this all the time.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… good manager helps the team understand when “good enough” is just that and when it is time to put “pencils down.” The quest for perfect often thwarts the more important goal of simple … way, convinced I was doing the right thing. When I went in-house, I quickly realized that I had to shift my mindset. …
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Privacy Now: Predicting 2021's Legal Tech Trends
Publication Date: 01/05/2021
After much consideration and research, my predictions for the hottest legal trends in 2021 are below, recognizing that there is carryover from last year’s list and their critical status has only increased.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… After much consideration and research, my predictions for the hottest legal trends in 2021 are below, recognizing that there is carryover from last year’s list and their critical status …
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Aiming to Be a Less Risk-averse Legal Department
Publication Date: 12/22/2020
Liu’s life has taken a few turns — a few lucky turns, according to him — and he intends to pass that luck along. But as he tells his legal department, you can’t get lucky if you’re afraid of risk.
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… Liu joined Target’s 500-person legal affairs department in 2016, he set out to accomplish three goals: (1) support … inclusion efforts of the department. Liu likes to say he is a businessman first and a lawyer second, to the chagrin of … where he led the technology company’s legal department for several years. His transition from a company like Xerox, …
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Be Proactive: 5 Ways for In-house Legal Teams to Build a Better Relationship with the Business
Publication Date: 12/23/2020
More than a popularity contest, building strong work relationships can also help you do your job more effectively.
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Be Proactive: 5 Ways for In-house Legal Teams to Build a Better Relationship with the … unless it’s absolutely necessary — like when a crisis is happening. As a result, legal departments often end up …
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Asian Briefings: Artificial Intelligence and Regulatory Compliance
Publication Date: 12/01/2019
With AI already routinely deployed in certain repetitive tasks, it is apt to explore how AI can be harnessed in the area of regulatory compliance.
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… Date: 12/01/2019 With AI already routinely deployed in certain repetitive tasks, it is apt to explore how AI can be harnessed in the area of … and therefore flag anomalies, which are potential risks for the organisation. Responding to changes in legislation AI …
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Mind the Gap: Practical Solutions to Minimize Pay Equity Claims
Publication Date: 12/01/2019
Employers are continuing to examine how to properly identify, audit, and address equal pay issues within their organizations. To increase pay transparency and expand the limited “equal work” standard under federal law, US states have enacted pay equity laws that, among other things, prohibit salary history inquiries and require equal pay for “substantially similar” work.
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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
… prohibit salary history inquiries and require equal pay for “substantially similar” work. Resource Details Interest … similar work and document the reasons for any differences in pay. If differences are determined to be due to sex, … that men and women be given equal pay for equal work. Work is “equal” if it requires “equal skill, effort, and …
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In the Heart of Technology
Publication Date: 12/01/2019
A ceramic fish sits on General Counsel Carolyn Herzog’s desk at Arm Limited. It’s a gift from her current team and a reminder of a story from her days at Symantec, a cybersecurity software and services company, when Herzog was living in the United Kingdom overseeing legal for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article In the Heart of Technology Danielle Maldonado Publication … Herzog was living in the United Kingdom overseeing legal for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Resource Details … also remembering a saying by a former boss: “Perception is reality.” Herzog expands, “As leaders, it really doesn’t …
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Shifting Gears on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Publication Date: 12/12/2022
For companies to generate lasting change, they must work with law firms to increase opportunity. Toyota’s Counsel in Motion program gives law firms’ senior associates a chance to be in the driver’s seat of their careers. #ACCDocket #DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Meyling "Mey" Ly Ortiz Publication Date: 12/12/2022 For companies to generate lasting change, they must work with … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Yellow duck / shutterstock.com “...Getting a seat at the table...Talking the talk; … counsel and empower them to elevate their careers. “Toyota is committed to making the workplace, marketplace, and …
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Positively Legal: Creative Communications Add Value to Clients and Keep Al from Stealing Our Jobs
Publication Date: 12/21/2022
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro provides several techniques that in-house counsel can use to cultivate creativity and positivity through communication while ensuring Al does not supersede human efforts. #ACCDocket #WellnessWednesday
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Anna_Summer / Shutterstock.com “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is coming for your job.” We often hear this. For many jobs, it will be …
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Efficiency Gains for Swiss Group Companies under the Revised Swiss Corporate Law
Publication Date: 12/15/2022
VISCHER AG summarize efficiency gains for Swiss group companies under a new Swiss corporate law. Here are some practical tips for in-house counsel to make use of the new options. #CorporateLaw #InHouseCounsel #ACC #Docket
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Interest Area: Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Efficiency Gains for Swiss Group Companies under the Revised Swiss Corporate … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by SergeyCo / shutterstock.com Key Points The revised law will foster the digitization … relevant provision of the Swiss Code of Obligations, it is debatable whether any form of text (for instance a plain …
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Woke-washing — An Emerging ESG Risk?
Publication Date: 02/02/2023
Woke-washing may start from the best intentions. Without careful attention, however, those good intentions can create significant ESG risk. Learn what to avoid. #ACCDocket #ESG #woke-washing
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by Wright Studio / Shutterstock.com Woke-washing occurs when businesses make public … form of regulatory enforcement and consumer class actions for false or misleading advertising, lawsuits from activist … industrial digitisation, at the heart of their ESG policy is the genuinely held belief that ‘going green’ is a driver …
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Positively Legal: New Habits for a New Year
Publication Date: 01/18/2023
For 2023’s first edition, Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro asks 7 GCs about their favorite positive practices. #ACCDocket #wellnesswednesdays #inhousecounsel
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Positively Legal: New Habits for a New Year Caterina Cavallaro Publication Date: … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by mentalmind / Shutterstock.com We all want to start the new year with a huge forward … and don’t know where to start? The best way to solve that is to be inspired by what others are doing!   To learn about …
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Legal Ops Corner: The First 3 Principles of Legal Operations
Publication Date: 02/07/2023
Expedia’s Head of Global Legal Operations Mike Russell talks to columnist Steve Harmon about specialized expertise, strategic thinking, and communicating a vision. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #legalops
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
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… Source: ACC Docket … Banner artwork by / Shutterstock.com Picking up from last month’s inaugural column, this month’s topic is the first principles of legal operations. Co-authoring the … the importance of metrics and data to build support for legal ops programs, and key benefits and critical …
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Positively Legal: The Art of Prioritizing What Matters Most
Publication Date: 02/22/2023
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro emphasizes the importance of setting and prioritizing attainable goals and incorporating meaningful positive habits into your day. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by Buravleva stock / Shutterstock.com You started the year a huge forward momentum — you have a … my previous articles on the importance of healthy habits for a positive mindset from my previous article and how goal … health and happiness .  But what do you do if your list is too ambitious? What if your goals and habits are way too …
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Maturing Your Organization’s Privacy Program
Publication Date: 02/23/2023
Three experienced privacy professionals, Maureen Dry-Wasson, VP, group general counsel and privacy officer at Allegis Group, Melissa Abramowitz, VP, legal and compliance officer at CAA Club Group, and Sara Azargive, director, privacy compliance and privacy counsel at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, offer their guidance. #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
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… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Suttipun / Shutterstock.com The scope of privacy professionals is broad. The adoption of privacy policies and procedures, … often in-house counsel. Privacy Program Management, Tools for Managing Privacy Within Your Organization , 3 rd Edition …
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Leverage 5 Traits to Strengthen Your Department
Publication Date: 03/06/2023
Throw out the old advice-only model and learn customer service to become a valuable GC and partner in your company’s business.
#ACCDocket #Leadership #ACC
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Interest Area: Law Department Management, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Alphavector / Shutterstock.com Corporate legal functions face high expectations, which seem to become higher by the day. It is not enough to simply offer top-notch advice and work long … article.   Just a little more context to set the stage for our discussion. Doing more with less has always been a …
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Legal Ops Corner: A Yardstick for Legal Ops?
Publication Date: 03/29/2023
Columnist Steve Harmon and Twilio’s Head of Legal Operations Andy Krebs discuss the importance of metrics in legal departments. #ACCDocket #inhouse #legalops
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Legal Ops Corner: A Yardstick for Legal Ops? Steve Harmon Andy Krebs Publication Date: … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Funtap / Shutterstock.com Last month’s column raised a question: How can law … the performance of their organizations and staff. It is hard to imagine a general counsel achieving the critical …
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DEI, ESQ: Cultivating Inclusive Leaders
Publication Date: 05/02/2023
DEI, Esq. columnists describe steps organizations can take to create effective and successful inclusive leaders. #ACCDocket #inhouse #DEI
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion, Law Department Management, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by Michael D Brown / Shutterstock.com Traditionally, leaders have been measured by how effective they are at decision-making, strategizing for the future, or stepping up to the plate in tough situations. The focus is often on execution alone — what a leader and their team …
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Legal Tech: Integrate AI Compliance by Asking These Questions
Publication Date: 04/10/2023
How do you develop an AI compliance program for long-term risk mitigation? Legal Tech columnist Olga Mack offers 4 helpful tips #AI #ChatGPT #Risk #ACC #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
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… 04/10/2023 How do you develop an AI compliance program for long-term risk mitigation? Legal Tech columnist Olga Mack … permissions Banner artwork by Camilo Concha / Shutterstock.com Your sales leaders may groan. Marketing will roll their … Below are four steps to get started. 1. Explain why proof is vital. The Federal Trade Commission has warned US …
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2023 Global General Counsel Summit
Publication Date: 04/24/2023
Join the world's top CLOs in tackling global issues and making cross-border connections in a private, intimate setting designed for general counsel, by general counsel. #ACC #education #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… connections in a private, intimate setting designed for general counsel, by general counsel. #ACC #education … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Yasonya / Shutterstock.com A globalized economy demands business leaders with an international mindset. The general counsel of today is a business leader, and as mitigators of risk, they can …
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Legal Ops Corner: The Evolution of the Role of General Counsel
Publication Date: 04/28/2023
Columnist Steve Harmon and Aarash Darroodi of Fender discuss the value of good in-house lawyers and how their expertise can serve the buisness as law department leaders. #ACCDocket #legalops
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Stmool / Shutterstock.com The times have been changing. Until very recently, the … understands that the contribution of the law department is integral to a business’s success. Indeed, a law department … of various actions. They often have finely tuned models for assessing the probability of outcomes. They also leverage …
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The ABCs of Work: Fakery
Publication Date: 07/17/2023
Pretending isn’t dishonest when it’s where you see yourself. See why and how to be a great fake in The ABCs of Work series by Career Path’s James Bellerjeau.
#ACCDocket #fakery #inhouse
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… where you see yourself. See why and how to be a great fake in The ABCs of Work series by Career Path’s James Bellerjeau. … Development Source: ACC Docket … Today’s topic is Fakery .  Last time we talked about Equanimity , in the … are mindful of their thoughts and actions: the possibility for fakery.   What does fakery have to do with work? Let’s …
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Top 10 Habits of Successful Corporate Counsel: #7 Being a Practical Lawyer and Moving Without the Ball
Publication Date: 05/31/2024
Your expert legal advice is often only five percent of the solution needed to achieve the business objective, says GSK’s SVP Brennan Torregrossa. #ACCDocket #inhouse #careeradvice
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Interest Area: Law Department Management, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Publication Date: 05/31/2024 Your expert legal advice is often only five percent of the solution needed to achieve … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by magr80 / Shutterstock.com There are two great ironies in the career path of a … or services. Yet, common feedback from business executives for corporate lawyers is that they are not practical enough. …
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Considerations in Rebranding DEI
Publication Date: 06/05/2024
The term "DEI" has disappeared from some workplaces. Here are some things in-house counsel should consider before moving in this direction, share Mister Car Wash GC Markus Hartmann and Christina Ro-Connolly, a partner in the San Francisco Bay Area law firm Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP.
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion, Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
… this has actually been implemented across the country, DEI is better viewed as standing for discrimination, exclusion, and indoctrination.” … productive, and valuable. wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com However, maintaining exclusionary practices or those that …
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Best Practices for Accessibility from Those Who Live It
Publication Date: 06/12/2024
Are you resilient enough to overcome a physical disability? Hear how Lori G. Cohen, co-chair of global litigation for Greenberg Traurig, and Jim Merklinger of the ACC Credentialing Institute, faced their challenges. #ACCDocket #DEI #accessibility
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Best Practices for Accessibility from Those Who Live It Association of … … Banner artwork by Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Shutterstock.com Lori G. Cohen Vice Chair and Co-Chair, Global Litigation … uses her phone’s text to speech app to communicate. She is grateful she can use technology to make her voice heard at …
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What In-house Counsel Should Know About Juneteenth
Publication Date: 06/19/2024
The newest US federal holiday, Juneteenth, offers a chance for in-house counsel to reexamine their workplace policies and obligations. ACCDocket #inhouse #Juneteenth
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… The newest US federal holiday, Juneteenth, offers a chance for in-house counsel to reexamine their workplace policies … Details … Banner artwork by Lightspring / Shutterstock.com What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth, also known as “Emancipation Day,” …
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Procurement’s Power Duo: Finance and Legal
Publication Date: 06/24/2024
Do you ever wonder how startups navigate the complex world of procurement? It’s all about the Finance and Legal collaboration. Explore how these two departments are joining forces to drive results. #ACCDocket #inhouse
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Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by alphaspirit.it / Shutterstock.com This is the first part of a multi-part series addressing best … refers to internal functions or individuals accountable for business results related to procurement requests. This …
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2024 ACC Top 10 30-Somethings: Abigail Genevieve Tan
Publication Date: 06/28/2024
Meet Abigail Genevieve Tan: 2024 ACC Top 10 30-Something honoree, ACC Singapore board member, and animal welfare champion. #ACCDocket #ACCSingapore #Top30s
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… Details … The  ACC Top 10 30-Somethings  awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, approach to challenges, well-rounded … ensuring that all rights and obligations are fulfilled is also critical.   Elastic works with major companies — …
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