Read the musings of John Ross on his career stops and adventures.
Not everybody can be the CEO and be eligible for honors. How can the rest of us, specifically in-house counsel, ensure that our contributions can live on after we leave our companies?
Many of the shortcomings of hourly billing appear right on the invoices themselves! Rather than despair, however, the author has derived a certain entertainment from the review process, roughly akin to playing the game Whack-a-Mole.
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) has been steadily increasing ever since the Y2K scare. Learn about the origins of this trend and how it's impacting international legal affairs pertinent to your practice.
Read tips on how to create, manage, and support a project team that will bring more value to your company.
It would be easy to attribute the changes underway in today's law firms and legal departments to the greatest economic crisis in decades. The downturn undoubtedly made its mark, but the fundamental shifts taking place in the legal field today have much earlier roots.
In response to the recession, some legal departments have cut staff too deeply and are now finding they must hire additional professionals, though selectively, to meet key deadlines. Others are simply taking advantage of the larger pool of talent to upgrade their bench strength. It seems natural to assume that the greater number of job seekers would make departments' efforts easier. But even in a competitive market, there are obstacles that can still confront.
This article, written by Robert Half Legal, provides insight on how succession planning will help keep your company afloat. Learn about talent trends, the benefits of succession planning, and how to really build a plan for when the workplace starts to change.
"Diversity" is often acknowledged as an important goal in building project or case teams, but there's little discussion about why it is desirable. Read this article from Robert Half Legal to learn why diversity creates a more productive project team.
Review key issues to consider when entering into a staffing agency contract (United States focus).
Learn how to expand value to the organization, set clear goals, communicate effectively and behave with integrity while maintaining career strategies in this tough economic time. From Robert Half Legal.
Every new year begins with the best of intentions, as career-minded professionals take stock of how far they've traveled toward their goals and where they hope to go from here. But how many of these resolutions will survive past February? Read this article to find out how.
In response to the difficult economy, legal departments are attempting to control costs by better managing outside counsel, often bringing more work in house. Here are some strategies for maximizing the efficiency of an in-house legal team.
Smart contracts are receiving significant commercial attention — and for good reason. They have the potential to transform businesses and deliver significant cost savings by automating and streamlining processes. Smart contracts are software that has the ability to perform aspects of a contract autonomously. Depending on a range of factors, they may sometimes amount to binding contracts in the legal sense or otherwise affect legal relations between parties. When used in combination with block chains or distributed ledgers, smart contracts have the ability to move value or information between parties without the need for human intervention. This session will discuss what smart contracts are, their potential impact, and the legal, regulatory and consumer protection issues relating to their use.
In this article key questions are answered concerning merger control from the European Lawyer Reference Series.
The Commission published this concept release to seek public comment regarding audit committee reporting requirements, with a focus on the audit committee’s reporting of its responsibilities with respect to its oversight of the independent auditor.
New communication tools have increased that portion of our workday in which we are able to communicate. This leveraging of our time has made us more accessible, more engaged with our organizations, and, presumably, more effective.
A collateral refers to that property in which a creditor can take a security interest. We also realize that the rest of the English-speaking world mostly uses collateral as an adjective to mean something that is parallel or corresponding.
John Ross takes a public health approach to litigation management: litigation got you down? Treat it like the flu. Read on to find out more.
A business school education does not necessarily prepare you to be managerially efficient. Here are a few simple tips to help improve your management style.
The author considers her dilemma of deciding whether or not step in and help another person with professional and/or personal struggles, and how that decision has shaped her growth as a leader.
How far is it prudent for the in-house business generalist to go in negotiating IP contracts? John Ross works to evaluate and find an answer this pressing and relevant query.
The author considers why in-house lawyers see a distinct rise in urgent legal questions towards the late afternoon—just as the day is winding down to a close. Is it simple malice, a casual conspiracy, or something else entirely?
Read John Ross' approaches for maintaining more control over his work life and balancing it with his away-from-work life.
This article covers some all-too-common interview pitfalls that occasionally ensnare even experienced managers.
Valued staff are likely to have their attention piqued by other offers. Learn how to keep your employees with better job satisfaction tips.
If you've been looking for a new position for several months, you can renew your motivation by taking a moment to reassess your strategy. Read this article to find out how to get back on the right job search track.
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