There is a growing focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in today’s boardrooms. As companies grapple with developing ESG programs, legal operations have an important role. From preparing ESG disclosures and managing risks to collecting, validating, and reporting data, firms can leverage core legal operations functions to build an ESG program that drives improvement over time.
In today’s globalized society, it is increasingly common for businesses to litigate disputes across international borders. This raises the potential hurdle of a judgment issuing in one jurisdiction, while the assets of the debtor are located in another jurisdiction. Canada is generally considered a cooperative jurisdiction in which to enforce a judgment. This article explains how to enforce foreign judgments against assets in Canada.
This list has 10 considerations for employers to keep in mind from the perspectives of employment law, employee safety and health, and labor-management relations when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccines.
The recently published report from the survey conducted by Polish law firm Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Sp.k. (WKB) in cooperation with the Polish Association of General Counsel (the “Report”) provides useful insight into key compliance trends in Poland. In this Quick Overview, learn more about how compliance programs are viewed and internalized in Poland.
Calling a performance bond involves a delicate balance of factors. Such evaluation is not simplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Quick Overview, please assess key issues regarding bonds in this context.
Of all the key areas in which law department leaders self-graded their overall maturity and development in the recent ACC Benchmarking report, Innovation Management ranked last. How can law departments create a culture of innovation and creativity, let it thrive, and keep that culture alive? Chief legal officers (“CLO”) set the tone for their teams through how leadership approaches, how they hire, retain and promote, and, finally, the behaviors they incentivize. Explore key takeaways below from ACC’s virtual CLO roundtable on 23 July 2020.
The advent of new technology, staffing models, and legal operations strategy is driving profound change and disruption in the way in-house teams are delivering legal services for their organisations. Just as the global in-house sector is rapidly evolving, the Japanese in-house sector too is experiencing immense change.
In this Quick Overview, learn more about how Japanese Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) and their companies are dealing with these changes.
The way to get the most out of your team members is to develop each person into a leader. In this member written Top 10, learn how to connect with your colleagues and build a team of leaders.
Today, an organization needs far more than legal advice from its legal function. In this article, learn what business leaders really want and need from their General Counsel/Chief Legal Officers and their teams.
A company’s culture can cause problems if employees perceive the company as not being concerned about their needs. Corporate culture must be examined to see if it reflects the company’s values and helps employees succeed at their jobs.
Most attorneys will face serious personal problems during their careers that could affect their professional and personal lives. State bar associations have assistance programs to help attorneys.
The main purpose of a merger or a spin-off is an administrative reorganization. In Mexico, from a commercial standpoint, mergers and spin-offs are always considered an assignment of assets. However, from a tax perspective this may not always be the case. This issue is relevant to in-house counsel because it is important to avoid negative tax impacts in such operations.
This is a sample briefing by law school professors to their students regarding graded assignments. This material was created by Veta T. Richardson, President and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, and Justin Connor, Executive Director of the Center for Industry Self-Regulation, as part of their law school course titled "In-house Counsel: Law and Practice."
These are the slides of the 2023 presentation given by Veta T. Richardson, ACC President and CEO, and Justin Connor, Executive Director, Center for Industry Self-Regulation, on tips and strategies for proposing, creating, and teaching a law school course.
Relying on the status quo to understand large-scale unstructured data is risky. It’s also potentially time-consuming and expensive. Today, AI can completely and reliably automate the low value work of PI identification in document review and reduce risk. It lets cybersecurity practitioners like me provide more accurate, less costly, and less risk-laden results to clients.
For this month's ACC Legal Ops Observer feature article, ACC acquired insights from Laurie David-Henric on demonstrating the law department strategic value.
Legal ops truly shines when bringing together lawyers, allied professionals, and the tools that serve them best to meet their myriad, unique needs. In a world of complicated implementations, it’s crucial that lawyers are engaged in decision-making before and during the project. This article provides tips and best practices to that end.
This Top Ten provides in-house counsel with brief guidance on how to prepare for and react to a government investigation.
This Top Ten reviews ten ways SLD attorneys can use technology to manage their work better. Includes a review of automated expense, legal hold, and document management systems.
This Quick Overview discusses the importance of planning ahead for crisis and how the Board can play an integral role in appropriate and helpful crisis management in the United States.
This article contains ten best practices, from a litigator's perspective, that may help reduce the risk of litigation and/or a company's potential exposure if an unhappy shareholder or potential merger partner files suit.
Top ten tips for taking a 'job loss' situation and turning it into a win-win for your career. Includes advice on being proactive, networking, and taking personal time.
The likelihood of a funding crunch in the tech industry is growing and startup companies are having significant trouble securing ongoing financing. Corporate attorneys, whether in-house to or outside such companies, have a critical role in advising strategies to manage potential disasters. Corporate counsel can use these tips as a methodical and succinct rundown to prepare their clients for the worst.
This short article provides ten tips to help in-house counsel in the United States manage their company's risk when interacting with former employees.
This resource is a summary of the Opening Plenary of the Virtual Global General Counsel Summit 2021, titled "Championing Trust in Business in a Brave New World". It contains takeaways distilled from that session's discussion.
Unconditional Bonds are critical to commercial transactions and construction projects. They guarantee the interests of a contractual party in the event of a default such as failure to pay or to perform contractual obligations. This article explores the effectiveness of Unconditional Bonds in Vietnam and offers solutions to minimize the occurrence of the bond being dishonored.
This Top Ten addresses what in-house counsel should know about merger control in India.
This brief resource presents ten guidelines that law departments should consider using when drafting their own law firm guidelines in the United States.
In most business transactions, lawyers are not involved in determining the ultimate price. However, in some situations, this amount can raise a red flag as it might subject the parties to sanctions. Due consideration must be given in particular to tax (I) and contract (II) law in the European Union.
This Top Ten lists the attributes of a modern, compliant and executable records retention schedule
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