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Seven lawyer interview questions to pose to make sure that the interviewee has the skills, experience, and character traits that fit your needs.

Read this article to learn more about the impact on Implied Warranty claims handed down in the judgment in Momax, LLC v. The Rockland Corp.

Discusses managing expectations and partnering with the right local counsel for joint ventures.

Discusses the Akzo decision and its effect on communications between in-house lawyers and their business clients.

This study found that companies targeted for board representation by hedge fund activists demonstrated a boost in their short-term stock performance. The study also found that over the longer term, targeted companies showed a dramatic improvement after the intervention, for up to five years after a hedge fund activist obtains at least one board seat.

Within the context of the international and European proposals on the resolution of banking crises, the French government published a draft banking law that proposes to ring-fence certain speculative banking activities, and to introduce a number of measures for the prevention and resolution of banking crises under French law.

This worksheet should be used in conjunction with Managing Change – A Preparation Workbook and serve as a planning document and communication piece for any change management initiative

A note from the author: A disclaimer is appropriate. I have not done any scientific or other empirical research for this article. These reflections are personal based on more than 20 years’ experience dealing with joint ventures and strategic partnerships.

Learn ways to promote better time management in your legal department.

This article contains three trends that are having an impact on today’s law offices — and legal careers.

This article shows how choosing a company name is not that simple from a legal perspective in Germany.

As employers increasingly choose to allow employees to work remotely, even as the workplace restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic wane, in many cases those workers are located outside of the employer’s regular work state. As a result, questions arise as to what laws, and state and local compliance obligations, apply.

How has the Great Recession permanently changed the perceptions of multiple generations about the workplace? How has it rearranged their priorities and goals for their professional lives? This panel discussion will address the most notable changes in the workplace -- and corporate legal departments -- in the wake of the recession and lessons learned by both employees and employers. Using an interactive approach with the audience and role-plays, our panelists also will explore generational behaviors and gaps in the workplace, myths vs. reality, and will provide legal managers with timely advice to help them manage, motivate and retain talented employee teams of all generations, both now and in the future.

This policy covers acceptable practices for obtaining and using the corporate credit card.

We asked several Docket advisory board members and columnists to contribute their best career advice. In this article, their melodius chorus.

Provides thoughts and advice on how to bridge the divide between your legal department and the rest of the corporation.

What do you do when a co-worker asks for legal advice? Over time, the author has developed a practical approach which is detailed in this article.

Though legal and IT departments are now deeply intertwined, confusion and frustration between the two remains. Here’s how the groups can communicate and collaborate better.

In ACC Docket's October Tech Toolbox, columnist Gregory Stern gives recommendations on various practices for short-form, long-form, and collaborative writing.

Find out why warranty protection language should be closely examined.

Read for some tips as to how to design a learning and development program to best enhance your company's performance!

FTI Value Chain Integrity Service Sheet - sessions held in Brisbane 1 May 2018, Perth 8 May 2018, Sydney 15 May 2018.

Because technology now enables us to measure just about anything with sometimes suffocating precision, our choices about what and how to measure are indicative of what we have decided is worthy of our attention. Reflecting on our attention, rather than our good intentions, can make for an uncomfortable exercise.

In the context of social media use in the workplace, the author contends that it is a fallacy to think that there is a line between business and personal because business is always personal.

In September's Tech Toolbox, Casey Flaherty describes the differences between lean cost structures and overzealous cost reductions.

The author offers tips on how general counsel can best assist their clients, particularly in the area of contract negotiation.

This article is on shaping a clawback policy on incentive and equity compensation to address reputational risks.

Discusses a checklist to verify and approve outside counsel bills by scrutinizing them for compliance with outside counsel retention policies.

In this article you can find five tips for small legal departments to build an effective international compliance program.

Occupational misconduct can occur for a variety of reasons, and while only speculation can deliver root causes, one such cause is often overlooked: denial. In this column, James A. Nortz examines the case of David Myers, former Worldcom controller, to display how denial can also be a root cause.