Is leadership relevant to a legal department, particularly a small one? According to this article it is, read on to find out why.

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.

Whitnie Wiley talks about how her fitness challenge helped her set and achieve her goals.

Here are five tips for discovering your personal brand and learning how to make it work for you.

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.

It is past time to recognize the primary root cause of corruption — a failure of top leadership

James Nortz discusses how game theory can be applied to implementing an effective compliance and ethics strategy.

What every financial services industry in house counsel needs to know about effective handling of regulatory matters and regulatory expectations. Provide an overview of trends in consumer finance regulation, including the CFPB, and other major federal and state banking regulators. Discuss recent rules, enforcement actions, and regulatory priorities of consumer finance regulators and their applicability to the financial services industry. Compare the consumer finance regulatory regime with other financial industry regulation.

Learn how US cybersecurity regulation and policy may change in the wake of the US Supreme Court's 2024 decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, as well as takeaways for your organization.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).

In-house counsel need look no further than the headlines for validation that it is not a matter of whether they will confront a cyber incident; instead, it is simply a matter of when. This program will explore the ways that digital risk affects all aspects of an in-house legal practice. From M&A to employment to litigation, managing cyber risks is no longer the exclusive domain of IT. This program will provide practical guidance on how all members of the in-house legal team can better prepare for and respond to cyber incidents to reduce their company’s financial, legal and reputational exposure.

There are many actions that the other party may take during a negotiation that, whether inadvertent or intentional, can help delay or derail the process if you don't respond properly. Here is a second set of ten such scenarios, followed by some brief summary comments regarding how you may wish to respond in each instance.

On March 5, 2013, the Brussels Court of Appeal issued a landmark judgment recognizing that, under Belgian law, legal advice rendered by in-house counsel (and related correspondence) benefits from a protection equivalent to legal privilege. The Judgment was given in a case opposing telecommunications incumbent Belgacom to the Belgian competition authority. Pursuing a long-time effort in defense of in-house counsel privilege, Cleary Gottlieb represented pro bono the Belgian Institute for Company Lawyers as intervener in support of Belgacom.

Steps for companies to consider following the series of sanctions taken against Russia in the wake the Ukraine crisis.

This article discusses the US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that will have a significant impact on abortion procedures offered under employee benefits plans.

The America Invents Act (AIA) just changed the rules for acquiring intellectual property, pushing companies to file patents earlier in the R&D phase. Learn more about how the AIA may affect your company and what strategies you can adopt to come out on top.

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.

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.

This is a sample of frequently asked questions about corporate compliance programs.

This is a sample contract policy.

Learn about issues that repeatedly come up in Occupational Health and Safety-related (OHS) criminal matters, and the importance of early engagement during the investigation.

Learn about and read takeaways from the United States' NLRB ruling in February 2023 that broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions, or provisions that require employees to waive rights under the National Labor Relations Act, may not be included in severance agreements.

Take a few lessons learned on the golf course and use them to promote a strong ethical corporate culture.

Read Todd Silberman's insights on the balance between work and life. Do we live to work or work to live?

Despite the CLO’s best efforts, Legal is almost always viewed as a cost center within the corporation. What are the most effective ways that you as a CLO can continuously prove your value to the company, what metrics do you use to do it, and how do you get the company to see the cost savings that result from early and regular consultation with Legal?

This is a sample personnel policy concerning corporate credit card use.

Honest performance reviews are the only way your employees can make reasoned decisions about their future lives and careers.