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.
Bill Mordan evaluate the role of rationalization in corporate dealings, as well as in personal decision makings.
This article examines the model shift the legal industry is going through with regard to LPO.
Karen M. Redford discusses how to do more with less in her column.
Maryrose Delahunty reminds us to shed our mental baggage when we travel.
Columnist Bill Mordan explains why genuine well-being trumps the quest for happiness.
Check out this 2014 Tabbie Award-winning column! This article offers insight into why executives often spend a disproportionate amount of time discussing matters that involve almost no risk. This phenonmenon – dubbed by the author as “bike shedding” – can be avoided; learn how.
Mathew Scott, vice president and general counsel for Pandora North America, shares his daily routine; including how he prepares for meetings with executives and what topics those meetings often cover.
Columnist James Wong discusses modestly entertaining clients in Hong Kong. The key: offering them an authentic experience.
Kenneth Cutshaw discusses whether or not the recent critiques of the outsourcing industry are justified.
As artificial intelligence (AI) improves, lawyers can expect to see more of it integrated in their daily work.
Tech Toolbox Columnist Gregory Stern reveals the best supplies to add to your tech arsenal.
After infancy, and absent being trapped in a burning structure, most of us are expected to do more than wail when we need help. We are expected to master an array of communication tools and options, and to choose the ones best suited for the purpose at hand. Effective communication is essential for success in-house, particularly for those of us in a small law setting who regularly interact with a diverse array of employees at all levels of the business.
This article discusses the importance of having a tight contract as evidence by Ohio Savings Bank v. Manhattan Mortgage Co., Inc.
This article describes how to analyze legal risk.
Discusses a general counsel's "Maxims of Corporate Success" including developing and demonstrating a bias for action, conquering unmet expectations and learning to balance reaction with reflection.
Read John Ross' approaches for maintaining more control over his work life and balancing it with his away-from-work life.
This resource is a sample monthly litigation report containing the highlights of all matters that outside counsel handles.
An item for your bulletin board, this series of checklists covers project scoping, budgeting, post project reviews and lines of communications. It also includes best practices culled from discussions among a large gathering of inside and outside counsel, as well as a sample project kick-off meeting agenda.
Gain the know-how and skills to climb that ladder! Join us for lunch on Monday to discuss the findings of ACC's 2013 CLO Survey and learn how you can use these findings to advance your own career. The conversation will include a snapshot of GCs today, what's most important to them, what's keeping them up at night, and what you can garner from this information to provide yourself with the experiences and skills necessary to be a successful GC of the future. Join the discussion and get a jump on your career.
This is a sample amended and restated non-negotiable promissory note.
This resource include two templates for board meeting minutes. It also includes information about out what to include and how much detail to provide in board meeting minutes.
A derivative suit has been filed against the company, its directors, and some officers. There are no advice-of-counsel issues that would be implicated in this instance by your representation of both the company and the individual defendants, but can one law firm represent everybody? What are the risks? Can you ever have too many lawyers?
Review the essential components of an effective compliance program and learn how to assess its overall impact on an organization to drive continuous improvements.
ACC Comment Letter on DC Rule 49 c9
A sample articles of incorporation of a Korean company. Existence of the company is perpetual, and the business objectives of the company include manufacturing and foreign trade of products.
While the Cybersecurity Regulations require several technical controls (e.g., monitoring network activity and implementing multi-factor authentication and encryption), most of the requirements involve instituting information governance (“IG”) practices and structures to manage cyber risks. In the following, we set out five steps which address the key IG issues and requirements that can help your organization come into compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulations.
This article provides an example-based discussion on whether an analysis on preventative legal analysis of future potential claims is protected by the work-product doctrine. Learn to determine if the document will be considered work-product in anticipation of litigation and protected by privilege.
This is a sample non-compete agreement between a company and its employee.
This article discusses what employers need to consider before allowing employees to work remotely from abroad. It also provide best practices for developing a remote-from-abroad policy.
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