Before making decisions about hiring full- or part-time staff or project legal professionals, consider the questions asked in this article.
Although the legal profession will need candidates who possess juris doctor degrees, opening up legal jobs to candidates with other educational backgrounds can land you just the right lawyers for your staff. Read on to find out which degrees are surprisingly good fits for legal careers in today’s world.
Those who meet with success are more likely to be individuals who are respectful and supportive of their colleagues and clients. As you try to advance your career, whether you’re looking for a promotion or to assume a supervisory role, don’t neglect professional reputation. Here are some ways to exhibit these qualities.
John James Audubon shot and killed birds (which he then ate to avoid waste) so he could better portray avian species in accurate detail. Mimicking Audubon's experience, we can learn a lot about contracts by studying the dead ones, although eating them is out of the question.
The shift from outside to in-house counsel disrupts common assumption, changes perspective, and encourages
creativity. Great attorneys either naturally or strategically embrace that opportunity. Great attorneys just “think laterally” every day.
This article illustrates why your organization must take fundamental steps to make your code of ethics "real."
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With the AIFMD now in force, we thought it would be helpful to cover some of the questions we are frequently being asked across all of Ashurst's offices.
This article contains advice for navigating today’s tough job market and finding a satisfying legal career.
So, what’s in store for the legal profession? Most notably, our research shows that clients are driving change for the foreseeable future. They want more accessible, efficient and value-driven legal services. In turn, these requirements are resulting in a transformation of the profession. Read on to learn how law office management will evolve in the next few years.
This an outline for the AM16 session entitled "Getting the Board on Board: Explaining Privacy and Security Risks to the Board (When the “If” Becomes “When”)"
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to read, understand, and react appropriately to the emotions of others. And it can be measured quite accurately as EIQ, or the Emotional Intelligence Quotient. Emotionally intelligent people succeed because we relate to them as one of our own.
Sara Hall, chief legal officer and general counsel of ALSAC, the Fundraising and Awareness Organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses her challenges that she faces in her career.
Kenneth Cutshaw describes in his column some of the best service directories to use when looking for anything from employment lawyers to accounting experts.
Advice for the attorney of a small company.
Chinese corporate culture may seem quite different than what you are accustomed to. Don't let those differences affect the course of your negotiations.
Columnist Kenneth Cutshaw finds interesting statistics on leadership competencies, and shows CLOs their potential to be change agents for their companies.
ACC Docket interviews Director of Compliance and Ethics of McLane Company, Inc. Kate Arthur.
The author discusses a case in which clever language determined a court's ruling on the termination payment between two parties under contract.
In September's Small Law, Jeffrey Wheeler reminds in-house counsel that they are not exempt from the information governance requirements that they propound.
Increasingly, multinational corporations are conducting internal investigations to assess civil and regulatory risk, particularly in light of increased regulatory scrutiny. Because they face civil and regulatory risk in multiple jurisdictions, those investigations must also be conducted in multiple jurisdictions. Jurisdictions have different rules relating to internal investigations, such as privilege, employee interviews and disclosure obligations. This session will discuss how to conduct a cross-border internal investigation effectively and the pitfalls that may await in-house counsel.
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his article contains stress-managment tips for any attorney to aid them in getting through the holidays and the pressures of looming end-of-year deadlines
41 percent of executives said trying to balance work and personal responsibilities is the greatest source of workplace stress. Office politics or conflicts with coworkers was cited by 28 percent of respondents. This article considers the best ways to manage pressure and stress in the workplace.
This is a list of cases where significant disability discrimination litigation was filed or resolved between July 2013 and July 24, 2014.
A guide for clients, lawyers, information technology staff and others interested in the litigation-related obligation to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) in United States litigation.
Both the Russian and French courts considered asymmetric clauses to be inequitable and as such, invalid. In light of these decisions, caution should be exercised whenever you are considering incorporating an asymmetric clause.
This article deals with the legal aspects of intellectual property protection in Poland.
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