Phil Strauss puts an interesting spin on the litigation process in this commentary on depositions. Using a play-like format he gives the reader a view of a mock deposition with the characters being you, as the in-house lawyer, a CEO as your client, and a litigator to demonstrate how the client should not act.
Uberisation - What does the modern workplace look like - presentation held in Sydney 10 May 2017.
Tracking foreign subsidiaries is now a crucial element of compliance for any company, given the current global regulatory climate. In this article, get caught up on this important issue and how you can help manage a global portfolio of subsidiaries.
This is a sample privacy template for Mexico.
Recent developments have caused an increase in the frequency of internal investigations of noncompliance complaints. Sarbanes-Oxley and its progeny, the revisions to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and best practices regarding human resources claims all involve anonymous claims reporting systems of some kind. How does your company handle it?
Insight on whether or not to expand your legal staff in a rebounding economy.
This is a sample employee invention and trade secret agreement.
This article discusses the Department of Labor's October 2022 notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) defining employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
As corporate legal departments continue to closely monitor budgets and bring more work in-house, attorneys and support staff must often bear the brunt of fewer resources. Even if the firm has been able to avoid staff reductions, legal teams still need the ongoing support of managing attorneys to operate at their peak. In this article, Robert Half Legal offers a number of strategies that can help, such as aligning tasks with talents, adopting cost-effective staffing measures, and encouraging open communication.
Learn how to approach your superiors and properly explain the issues to them when you have made a mistake.
This is a checklist of healthcare resources.
Is your company in compliance with import and export laws? Do you have sufficient controls to manage this risk area? This session will cover: a general overview of import and export laws with a focus on US requirements but also a discussion of the proliferation of laws outside the US (e.g., the Malaysian Strategic Trade Act); how to manage a global trade compliance program; and a discussion of specific trade compliance challenges. Most companies think AML and KYC laws are limited to financial industry companies, considering the recent enforcement action against HSBC, but in fact, this presents a compliance issue for all companies to some degree. And these are not just US laws — there are similar restrictions in other jurisdictions, especially Europe.
To better understand the state of work-life balance among in-house lawyers, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the world’s largest organization dedicated to corporate counsel, reached out to more than 30,000 lawyers. This study explored the perceptions, experiences and intentions of in-house counsel by tenure, department size, industry, region, gender, caregiving status and other key metrics. Findings from this study provide insight into how organizations and leaders can benefit from the positive business outcomes of encouraging and fostering a climate of work-life balance for corporate lawyers.
A review of Brazilian data protection law in the context of the insurance industry.
An opinion piece on tax subsidies and credits with regarding to ACA.
This article speaks about an FTC released report on the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT refers to “things” such as devices or sensors – other than computers, smartphones, or tablets – that connect, communicate or transmit information with or between each other through the Internet.
This is a sample company privacy notice.
A sample agreement for the assignment of an employee's intellectual property rights.
Proposed 30(b)(6) Amendment and Committee Note
This closing session focuses on ways to improve your personal skills when it comes to thinking creatively about a problem and finding an innovative solution.
Because social media law is a hybrid of a number of practice areas, this session will feature panelists familiar with social media issues in their most frequent corporate applications: labor and employment, advertising and endorsements and corporate law (including mergers and acquisitions). The panelists will cover issue spotting and reveal suggested guidelines for minimizing legal risks from social media activity by the company and its employees.
This presentation provides practical experience with legal process outsourcing.
In-house law departments add value to organizations in myriad ways, from quantifiable dollar savings on outside counsel spend, to the “ease of access” benefits and proactive advice that only in-house attorneys can provide. Understanding, calculating and demonstrating that holistic value to senior management can be challenging, but essential to guaranteeing the long-term success of your team. Kick off this intensive day of programming by hearing from leading law department managers that masterfully demonstrate their teams’ value proposition, and take away tips and tactics that will help you do the same.
What resources do you use to manage your department’s workload (e.g., outsourcing, offshoring, LPOs, specialized service providers, IT solutions, etc.)? What metrics do you measure and report on in your department to assess the value of legal services provided to your company, both in-house legal services and external law firm services? Have you experimented with or considered asking your in-house legal team to record time spent on tasks, either on a temporary or permanent basis? What practices (including cloud-based solutions) do you recommend to other CLOs in managing outsourced providers in order to achieve the highest possible value for the law department?
Law departments are desperate to leverage technology that will help them improve processes with automation, and ultimately speed up their workflow. Unfortunately, without the right solutions in place, attempts at collaboration are leading to groups of people having incorrect access to sensitive information. Find out what you could be risking.
This Check Card lists preliminary to-dos and tips for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Seeing the client as a “client” and not just as another fellow employee can greatly help in-house counsel gain the servant’s perspective. After all, by definition, a client is one who demands “service.” This article offers tips on how in-house counsel can be more client-centered.
For the inaugural issue, author D. Casey Flaherty introduces himself and what he hopes to accomplish in his column. He positions himself as an advocate of technology but does not see it as a substitute for lawyers in their role as trusted advisors.
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