There is a good reason to consider a lawyer as CEO, but it has nothing to do with litigation or regulation. Boards may be looking beyond an MBA because the real world presents them with a challenge that classic business training has yet to fully comprehend: emotional uncertainty.
The potential clash of cultures is a pertinent issue that challenges any law department operating on a global scale. This advanced program will examine the communications and cultural challenges from the law department management perspective and present techniques and tools, which will include strategies to drive meaningful engagement and employee development; tips on leading a team with diverse views; and techniques to optimize legal operations while working in a matrixed environment.
How has the Great Recession permanently changed the perceptions of multiple generations about the workplace? How has it rearranged their priorities and goals for their professional lives? This panel discussion will address the most notable changes in the workplace -- and corporate legal departments -- in the wake of the recession and lessons learned by both employees and employers. Using an interactive approach with the audience and role-plays, our panelists also will explore generational behaviors and gaps in the workplace, myths vs. reality, and will provide legal managers with timely advice to help them manage, motivate and retain talented employee teams of all generations, both now and in the future.
This Quick Reference lists 10 things employers should know in light of the Zika outbreak and the federal response to it.
This is a sample confidentiality agreement between a Delaware corporation and a recipient where the company expects to disclose to the recipient confidential information about its business and technology.
Provides thoughts and advice on how to bridge the divide between your legal department and the rest of the corporation.
This is a sample promissory note for value received where the borrower is a Delaware corporation.
FTI Value Chain Integrity Service Sheet - sessions held in Brisbane 1 May 2018, Perth 8 May 2018, Sydney 15 May 2018.
Because technology now enables us to measure just about anything with sometimes suffocating precision, our choices about what and how to measure are indicative of what we have decided is worthy of our attention. Reflecting on our attention, rather than our good intentions, can make for an uncomfortable exercise.
Law firms often offer in-house legal departments “free” hours on any assignment given to them. Learn why free hours for process improvement, instead of the usual, low-stake legal matter, is of real benefit to the in-house team and makes for good marketing for outside counsel.
In this article you can find five tips for small legal departments to build an effective international compliance program.
When it comes to contract negotiations, the devil is in the details. Read this article to learn what other in-house counsel think regarding terms and conditions.
Ann Fairchild, general counsel of the oil and gas division of Siemens AG, shares her daily schedule.
A killer application is the piece of content that proves so valuable that it leads to the adoption of the hardware with which it is associated. Microsoft Excel is the preeminent spreadsheet application and, as described in 2013 Fortune headline, the “most important software application of all time.”
The value of an in-house attorney is not easily measured. We can count a reduction in fees or litigation expenses, but anyone who works in-house knows these figures do not reflect the true contribution of having an attorney in the business. We bring an intangible value that is difficult to calculate.
Big Data refers to the collection, organization and analysis of expansive data pools. Conclusions drawn from Big Data are not infallible. The author explains how human bias can influence the interpretation of data sets.
Brief but interesting description of this article/resource.
The author eagerly awaits the death of the billable hour. In the meantime, he suggests using real-time matter tracking.
A kludge is a crude workaround, an assortment of poorly matching parts that form a sub-optimal but serviceable whole. According the author, generating legal documents by copy-and-pasting prior work is a classic kludge and a poor substitute for proper templates, document automation and knowledge management.
This is a sample form of promissory note.
Statements before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding DOJ and SEC policies related to attorney-client privilege.
The new competition law, which applies equally to PRC and non-PRC entities alike, goes into effect August 2008. Read Ms. Chalmers article which covers the scope, implications, and enforcement of this law.
Legal Services Corporation Funding GC Letter
This webcast discusses preparation for and response to accidental environmental release, including liquid spills and releases that go straight to the atmosphere.
This booklet contains two discrete but complementary dispute resolution procedures offered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
The CMS Guide to Shareholder Litigation (CMS Guide) aims to give an overview of the most important civil actions that shareholders can use to exercise their shareholder rights in The Netherlands.
This article discusses the purpose of the National Energy Retail Law (NERL) in Australia.
This article accounts for major changes in Intellectual Property (IP) law—addressing both COVID-related and unrelated changes. This article also provides practical guidance when addressing these types of issues, and include resources for further reading.
The Apostille Convention facilitates the use of public documents abroad through the use of a simplified one-step process, the apostillisation. This article compares the simplified process under the Act with the current procedure for the authentication and legalisation of public documents for recognition outside of Singapore. The latter will remain applicable for countries that are not signatories to the Apostille Convention.
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