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In the workplace, as we small-law attorneys seek to fully integrate with our business teams, we look for opportunities to identify valued and trusted resources.

Technology gives us far more control — and the price we pay for increased control is increased accountability.

It's critical for the venture to meet these rules in order to be considered “ancillary” to a charity’s purpose.

We have to be careful of being afraid of failing. There is nothing wrong with failing. Yes, it naturally includes the pain we feel from not getting what we want. But it is important to remember the pain we feel and the risks we’ve taken help us grow, so that next time we are better prepared to succeed.

Since our organization has finally consented to let staff participate in your annual evaluation, we thought we should let you know what to expect. We often thought it was interesting that we were evaluated by our superiors, who are the most aware of our jobs, while management was evaluated by their superiors, who only have a vague understanding of their leadership capabilities.

Haven’t most of us benefitted from someone making an introduction that helped us along our career path? Aren’t we game to do likewise when the opportunities present themselves?

As senior counsel, Malik does transactional work in support of trading, and negotiates long-term structured transactions associated with Calpine’s assets throughout the country. He also serves as Calpine’s compliance attorney, advising in real time as compliance issues arise. To manage his many competing tasks, Malik prioritizes and plans. Giving each job and issue the time and attention it deserves has driven his achievements.

What happens when discovery requests call for information that is protected by privilege? This issue has been the subject of increasing litigation in recent years. Accordingly, it is important for both in-house and outside counsel to understand their obligations.

Regardless of what caused the tragedy, this article aims to shed light on the importance of having proper governance systems and guidelines for safe storage of chemicals at port facilities.

Eliminating labor risk in Brazil is nearly impossible. But Carolina Lobato made an immediate impact when she joined mining giant Anglo American. #ACCDocket #Top30s #laborandemployment

Shawn McGruder describes her early morning routine and how she tackles her busy day as senior associate general counsel at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. #ACCDocket #inhouse #DITL

A day in the life of Ricardo Cortés-Monroy, Chief Legal Officer at Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland.

What I plan to focus on in this column are things that may help you take better advantage of those opportunities. It will include tips and tricks that will help you work more easily with the technology you already have, collaborate better, and be more productive.

Like you, I’ve been working in Microsoft Word for a long time. In my experience, when people use the same tool for a long time they often become complacent with their skill level — even while Word itself has improved dramatically.

Our law firms need to be more efficient, tech savvy, innovative, process-oriented, cost-effective, pro-active… and other vague adjectives. What do those things actually look like? Would we know it if we saw it? Would we reward it if we found it?

Morgan Barber advances legal protections for animals as associate counsel at The Humane League.

ACC Chair Mike Madden offers his thoughts on the expanding scope of GC responsibilities and how ESG initiatives may present even more opportunities. #ACCDocket #ESG #generalcounsel #DEI #legaloperations #legalops