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Whether you’re at home or on-the-go, make sure your tech can accommodate your work needs.

Compliance culture is more than a trend: It poses vital issues that in-house counsel must address. Use these lessons from Cabot Corp’s Gerry Caron to help your company avoid becoming the next compliance case. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #generalcounsel #ESG

Learn about the data-led approach Royal London adopted to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of legal resourcing decisions — it’s managing costs and improving team engagement and collaboration.
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Tanja Olano is the driving force of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Her significant efforts, leadership skills, and innovative ideas will leave a lasting impact in the sports industry. #ACCDocket #Top30s

ACC members discussed the return-to-office dilemma facing organizations and how they are approaching the predicament. #ACCDocket #returntowork #employment

As lawyers, we have a duty of confidentiality to our client, and at the same time we have a duty to protect the public from any potential harm. Our role is to be both a trusted legal advisor to the company and the final checkpoint to prevent wrongdoings.

While the shingle we hang out professionally denotes lawyer, for most of us, our day is shaped by the business we’re in, how they operate, and today’s wider influences. We’re counselors, strategists, and managers for our companies.

Assemble a diverse team with these three upgrades to your recruitment process.

DEI Esq. gives advice for dealing with the vulnerabilities that come with being on camera.

You need to be able to show your worth to the company as an in-house, otherwise the company can just as easily outsource work to an outside firm.

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While the nature and extent of any compliance program must be tailored to specific operational and geographic risk factors, certain steps and components of any effective compliance program are universal. This article provides a step-by-step approach to designing and implementing an anticorruption compliance program.

Being a good in-house lawyer is no longer enough — law departments need to work with dynamic outside firms to deliver results. So, how can legal departments identify a trusted advisor?

Vendavo’s Senior Legal Counsel Elizabeth A. Colombo shares ways to master imposter syndrome as your career progresses. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel

Although virtual currencies proliferate across the market, there remains much confusion about what exactly constitutes a cryptocurrency, how its value is determined, and how cryptocurrencies can be used. Facebook’s recent announcement that it intends to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, has put the topic of cryptocurrencies front and center and has drawn heightened attention to the need for regulation in this space. Increasing enforcement actions demonstrate that policing cryptocurrencies is becoming a priority for a number of federal agencies, from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Digitalization imposes, and almost automatically requires, the use of electronic signatures. An overview of the North American legal framework illustrates certain technicalities and misconceptions related to e-signatures.

Join Sawyer Lyn Imrie-Johnson, corporate attorney at Asset Marketing Services, LLC, as she kickstarts a productive day, navigates her busy work schedule, and balances family time with her husband Jordan.

Civic responsibility is taking center stage in ESG discussions, especially for institutional investors.

Our devices should help us stay focused, not distract us. Contextual computing is a promising step in that direction.

By immersing yourself in the business, in-house counsel can provide valuable and effective legal advice shares GSK’s Senior Vice President Brennan Torregrossa.

Know the data you need to acquire to set up a thoughtful and deliberate —and legally compliant — DE&I program with your HR department. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #generalcounsel #DE&I

As I recall my early days in the Sunoco law department, Don was the quintessential role model for today’s general counsel. About 37 years ago, he reported directly to Sunoco’s CEO from an office only a few feet away.

As lawyers, mitigating and managing risk is as much a part of our daily routines as getting a cup of tea or coffee in the morning — that is to say, it’s automatic. It’s what the lawyer in the room is expected to do. And of course we take it a step further, not only using our analysis to let our executives and board members know when a business move may give rise to material risks — but also applying our “solutions-focus” lens to help them figure out how to advance business objectives in a way that matches the organization’s risk appetite.

When it comes to risk management, it is impossible to separate legal or regulatory compliance from technology, declares Bassel C. Korkor. True to this maxim, Bassel leverages emerging technology to help businesses meet compliance obligations and manage risk effectively.

In her role, Pradel has assisted in several multimillion-dollar pipeline expansion projects and the transfer and sale of onshore transportation and gathering assets. She is heavily involved in advising Williams on commercial, contract, and regulatory and compliance issues. To be successful, Pradel says first and foremost, she has to be approachable and have integrity.

How is teaching law in a business school different from teaching in a law school? University of Michigan professor George Siedel explains why in-house lawyers are a perfect fit for the position. #ACCDocket #inhouse

In December 2018, Spain passed Organic Law 3/2018, covering the protection of personal data and guarantee of digital rights. The law implements provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and institutes the right of employees to disconnect from work during non-working hours. This digital rights law aims to protect workers’ downtime, family time, privacy, and improve work-life balance.