This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether failure to notify sales prospects that their sales calls are being recorded, and without their consent (and potentially a violation of US state laws), serves as enough of a business risk to alert firm management that they should alter this organizational practice. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the IT, Privacy and eCommerce ACC Network.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Employment & Labor Law eGroup, addresses an issue regarding automatic termination after a certain period of leave.
This Hands On is intended to help women answer typical career questions, explore themselves, think, and get onto the road to a better place..
In order to build a successful legal department, in the European Union, this article provides the blueprint of common skills and competencies needed for the department as a whole, individual lawyers and you as the department leader.
This article discusses the next generation of legal process outsourcing and where it is taking legal departments as they work to become more efficient.
This presentation discusses value, technology and collaborative trends.
This material focuses on professional coaching and how it can help you gain an edge in your career.
An agreement in which one company agrees to help another company in the design and development of a "prototype". Includes provisions for a statement of work, technical coordinators, costs and expenses, copyrights, inventions, the term of the contract, confidentiality, disclaimers, and general provisions.
Sample general information form regarding discovery and depositions.
This panel of attorneys from medium and large legal departments will share strategies for processing high-volume transactions (sales agreements, procurement agreements and NDAs) more efficiently. They will discuss their approaches to improving quality and reducing cycle times. These strategies include applying business process improvement methodologies, such as Six Sigma and Lean, to the contracting process; developing forms and playbooks to empower non-attorneys (including legal process outsourcing) to make decisions; establishing risk thresholds and approval criteria and more.
This is a sample conservation easement agreement between the Grantor and the Township.
On 1 October 2013, details of the proposed amendments to the UK Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill 2013-14 (the Banking Reform Bill) were published by UK HM Treasury; read this article to learn more.
This article describes the main features of the 2010 incoterms rules.
Attracted by higher savings in such onshore/ near-shore locations, along with the benefits of servicing clients within the same time zone, law firms have started to invest in onshore services alongside traditional overseas and offshore options. This article addresses how law firms and LPOs can best mold themselves for such a market.
This is a memorandum outlining the revised guidelines on the use of expedited settlement agreements.
Robert Half Legal's best career advice for surviving and even thriving at the upcoming holiday festivities.
"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"
Early BIM demonstration projects have achieved savings of around 20% in the construction phase, some projects are expected to make a 33% cost savings over the life of the project and future projects are targeting even greater savings. Read more about BIM in this article.
Over the past decade, with the pressure to cut costs wherever possible, many legal departments continue to rely on a smaller core group of external firms to help achieve higher levels of business performance. Often termed 'convergence,' these and related strategies allow greater accountability for results and greater efficiency from dealing with fewer outside firms, particularly as each panel firm gets to know your organization better. As this trend continues, however, of the hidden problems of convergence is gradually beginning to emerge. Some companies beginning to find that even their preferred law firms' 'other' offices may fail to measure up the high standards of the main office with whom you had been used to dealing with and on which, in truth, your original selection process might mostly have concentrated.
This is a sample independent contractor services agreement.
Economic globalization means that in-house lawyers who have been focusing on only domestic issues must now also become versed in foreign and transnational aspects of their particular subject-matter expertise. Learn what to do to get up to speed in international legal matters, including how to deal with the differences between common law and civil law.
This article contains tips that will help you to keep your spirits up and manage a challenging situation while preparing for better opportunities in the future.
A review of reorganization procedures under Brazilian bankruptcy law.
The significant changes in the GCC during the last few years have seen an increased interest on the part of local businesses for engaging with international partners. The cultural differences can impact upon the progress and success of any business venture if not properly understood and accepted, along with the legal interplay between common law and the regional civil law systems. Careful consideration should be given to the choice of governing law and the forum for dispute resolution.
The Guidelines provide details and guidance on policy implementation, including identification of appropriate certified or recognized standards by nationally-recognized, third party organizations, exemptions, performance standards for equipment, information on safer chemical handling and cleaning procedures, and other pertinent information.
This article considers how Target’s entry into Canada will impact collective bargaining rights. Target’s entry into Canada was made possible, in part, by its decision to acquire lease-hold interests that Zellers, Inc. previously held. Target successfully established that it was primary acquiring Zellers for its lease rights, and not for its assets or goodwill. This article details the court case that led to this outcome and notes what this could mean as a business strategy for other corporations.
Provides tips on how to re-wire your company to make it more compliant and ethical in it's daily business practices.
This material focuses on how to speak to and with your business partner- the corporate client. Read more scenarios and answers to questions that arise in your corporate counsel role.
Read this 2008 Magnum Opus Award-winning column!<br/>Bob Feldman addresses the need to recognize the type of contract you are dealing with and fully understand the "canned" clauses.
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