Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan describes the intangible benefits that come with work in this informative article.
Globish, a condensed, simplified version of English, is the new language of international business. However, a fluent English speaker may find it more difficult to learn than one might expect.
Columnist Bill Mordan explores how shooting testosterone levels with each success can influence male in-house counsel.
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.”
Tech Toolbox columnist Casey Flaherty opines on the preventable pain of proofreading for lawyers.
As new technology decreases transaction costs, traditional business models are changing drastically. In-house counsel must be ready to face these changes, or risk being replaced by external service providers.
Read this 2011 Communicator Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan discusses how lawyers can benefit from a lesson in anticipatory service.
Longtime Tech Toolbox columnist Casey Flaherty says goodbye to the column.
Learn how the author handled saying goodbye to a dear colleague on the day of his promotion.
With so much electronically stored information (ESI), it can be difficult to find the specific answers you are looking for. "Keyword searching" has emerged as a solution to this issue. This article discusses the complicated nature of this solution.
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.
Dr. Ray Kurzweil coined the theory known as the "Law of Accelerating Returns," especially applicable to technology. In this article, find out how this theory applies to the job of in-house counsel.
Cryptocurrency has quickly gone from a fad to being the subject of consideration as a central bank digital currency by many governments. This resource examines the legal considerations for cryptocurrency transactions and creating NFTs.
Judge Joan Lefkow's remarks on women attorneys' courtroom attire raises the issue of how to dress appropriately.
Susanna McDonald is counsel and the director of information for Claimant Management Systems in Wilmington, DE. Read her commentary on work-life balance and why Fs are good!
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.
This article illustrates why your organization must take fundamental steps to make your code of ethics "real."
Emotional intelligence is the ability to read, understand, and react appropriately to the emotions of others. And it can be measured quite accurately as EIQ, or the Emotional Intelligence Quotient. Emotionally intelligent people succeed because we relate to them as one of our own.
Discusses how to find the right outside foreign counsel to handle problems such as products your vice president sold into Denmark, Argentina, and Taiwan are defective or a tanker unloading your chemicals just spilled some in a harbor in Zaire.
Kenneth Cutshaw describes in his column some of the best service directories to use when looking for anything from employment lawyers to accounting experts.
Gregory Stern (corporate compliance counsel, ACE group) takes the helm in the Tech Toolbox column. We thank Casey Flaherty for his laudable contributions to the column.
This article evaluates force majeure clauses through discussion of Tri-Quality Enterprises, Inc. v. Total Systems Technology, Inc.
Through evaluation of psychological forces of loss aversion, Bill Mordan stresses the importance of making a conscious effort to avoid forces that may prompt one from not making the best decisions possible.
ACC Docket interviews Director of Compliance and Ethics of McLane Company, Inc. Kate Arthur.
This article examines how your relationship with your doctor can influence your health.
What are the basics requirements for human survival? Easy answer: water, food and shelter, according to Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs.” Maslow may have had it wrong. Read this article to learn more.
Bill Mordan describes the effect even small lies can have and how they affect lawyers.
Even though in-house lawyers deal with clients who are crisis, they still have a reason to smile and be thankful. Find out why.
A true fan gives the highlights of a classic game of law: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. McDavid.
The #MeToo movement impacts everyone in the workplace. Here are a few tips to understand and incorporate policy into your current environment.
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