This is a short course on written advocacy in mediation.
These are ten steps a Board can take when determining cybersecurity.
Digital documents are on the rise in the legal industry. This article discusses how you can make the paperless transition.
Jeffrey W. Wheeler, Small Law columnist, stresses the importance of maintaining your credibility to preserve your reputation and career.
As with any “crisis” situation, we need to remember to step back and gather all the facts before jumping to conclusions.
This article reflects on the human need to be acknowledged; it looks at various scenarios in which people go unseen or are hyper-visible.
Columnist Bill Mordan uses some of Yogi Berra's famous quotes and applies them to in-house counsel.
There is a difference between encountering negative events and possessing a negative mindset. Here are a few ways that these negative events can benefit our lives, if we choose to let them.
This is a sample internet usage policy.
Come to a discussion of best practices for managing commercial software licensing and acquisition of software as a service (SAAS) offerings for internal use and customer deployment. The session will address trends in software and SAAS contracting, cloud computing, and global contracts. A panel of experts will provide practical advice on key clauses and terms found in software licenses and SAAS contracts, including an analysis of the plain meaning and effect of common obligations and responsibilities found in these agreements.
This interactive session will explore the intersection of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and pro bono, with a particular focus on how legal department leaders can develop pro bono programs to complement their companies’ CSR efforts and increase impact.
This is a sample joint venture agreement in which the members agree to form a limited liability company.
How many times have you experienced the "quick look review"—you know, the one where you get to review a contract 25 minutes before the business people are set to sign it? You don’t want to be the company’s roadblock to revenue, but you need to ensure that your company does not enter into a contract loaded with real risk to the corporation. Read how you can win in this situation and other common, vexing contract negotiation situations.
This Memorandum describes the proposed “package” of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are now pending before the Supreme Court.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally identifiable information (PII).
There are many approaches a legal team can take to build a culture of diversity and inclusion. Clerkships are one avenue. This article discusses how a well-structured 1L diversity clerkship program can add value to an in-house team. Not only do clerkships highlight a company’s commitment to diversity, but they also build a talented pipeline of professionals that can enhance a company’s brand for years to come.
A ten point list of important issues to consider when dealing with insurance regulation in Singapore.
It is important that legal team resources be focused on strategic and revenue generating opportunities. How can the legal department align their resources to risk and growth? If these resources are viewed in terms of a pyramid, a number of options are presented for servicing clients. We will explore considerations to outsourcing higher volume, lower- risk work to free up resources.
In his first article as the Career Path columnist, Mark Roellig relates the importance of not only learning from life's lessons, but also writing them down and tracking your progress throughout the years.
What lessons can be learned from rocket scientists on formulating an effective ethics and compliance program? Read this column to find out.
Elisa Garcia, executive vice president and general counsel of Office Depot, Inc., shares her daily routine.
The general counsel, vice president and chief compliance officer of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists shares her daily routine, including her penchant for music.
Gone are the days where being a great legal adviser was enough. Career Path Columnist Bjarne P. Tellmann presents the advantages that in-house counsel can gain in post-graduate education in business.
From the executive team to the human resources professionals to every employee in the company, ACC President and CEO Veta T. Richardson believes we all have a responsibility to be respectful not only to our companies’ policies and procedures, but on a basic level, to each other.
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