Could you pass a “Business Law 101” quiz on morals? Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz gave a simple three-question quiz to graduate business students and almost all of them failed.
This presentation describes the purpose of a whistleblower program.
ACC revisits the topic with an updated Leading Practices Profile that asks law departments — in industries ranging from technology to health and telecommunications — to explain how they’ve successfully allocated lawyer and non-lawyer resources to drive value. This Leading Practices Profile showcases the best operational, technology, metrics and process-improvement strategies for maximizing resources across the entire spectrum of legal operations.
During a webcast on 12 May 2020, former General Counsel Rich Cohen shared his personal career development tips, including how he leveraged his ACC membership. ACC has compiled Rich's advice into this Top Ten resource to assist in-house counsel in their personal and professional journey.
"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"
This top ten presents ways to bolster your legal matter management and e-billing software processes in the United States.
This updated InfoPAK will provide in-house counsel with information on basic US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance and how to handle an OSHA inspection. OSHA is particularly aggressive from an enforcement standpoint and employers must be prepared to respond effectively to an OSHA inspection or investigation.
This Guide provides an overview of law important to companies doing business in Kansas, USA, including law related to corporate organization, taxation, investment, labor and employment, dispute resolution, etc.
This Guide provides an overview of law important to companies doing business in Wisconsin, USA, including law related to corporate organization, taxation, investment, labor and employment, dispute resolution, etc.
To avoid potential liability for the conduct of international representatives, consultants, agents, or other third parties who interact with foreign government officials on the Company’s behalf (collectively “Intermediaries”), it is the Company’s policy to investigate the background and reputation of its prospective Intermediaries to give it a factual basis for concluding that the Intermediary will do so in a manner that fully complies with applicable laws and the Company’s Code of Ethics. This “due diligence’’ must take place before the Intermediary is retained and must be updated when extending or renewing an Intermediary’s contract.
This is a sample computer and internet usage policy.
This Sample Policy outlines how to approach a billing schedule when engaging Outside Counsel.
Should a workplace misconduct allegation arise, follow these steps for a thorough investigation.
ACCA?s Corporate & Securities Law Committee's to the SEC on"Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications between Security Holders and Boards of Directors (September 15, 2003).?
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Compliance and Ethics forum addresses how to handle customers who want your organization to be bound by their individual Codes of Conduct.
A workbook designed to guid in-house counsel as they consider whether and how to improve operation of their law departments through legal process outsourcing.
Lawyers working in law firms and in corporate law departments reported several personal challenges to developing their careers during the pandemic. One year after the start of the pandemic, the biggest barrier to career progression for lawyers continued to be limited to no in-person contact. Read this important article to learn more about the professional impact of the pandemic.
This is a sample business conduct policy.
In an interview with Jeffrey Paquin, he explores the nature of law department management. Using his experience, Paquin reflects on what the purpose of management is and highlights its practical aspects.
Provides a chief operations counsel's top ten law department leadership principles.
This article is a review of the public competition enforcement in Switzerland.
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