Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan describes the intangible benefits that come with work in this informative article.
This article describes the facts of the case, the arguments and the ruling in the Washington state-based case of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. Dally, evaluating the indemnification claims involved, and more.
This column discusses the Dow-Westbrook, Inc. v. Candlewood Equine Practice Case, exploring hold harmless provisions, opportunities for recovery of attorneys fees, and a holistic approach to risk allocation regarding potential future injury to living beings.
Columnist Bill Mordan provides tips for how not to choke under pressure.
Sabine Chalmers reflects on the importance of leadership in her career and at the ACC board as her term as board chair comes to an end.
Using the book "Why Nations Fail" as a model, this column applies economic theory to the corporate world.
This article reflects on the importance of enjoying one’s work. It asks important questions of the reader, like, what is it that motivates you? The resounding theme of this piece is simple: love what you do.
ACC Docket's Lead the Way columnist reveals the importance of having a strong team to clinching a victory in the July/August 2016 issue.
To learn more about social responsibility, advocacy, and ethics, try spending some time with a five-year-old. As lawyers, many of us are required to spend a certain minimum number of hours at ethics classes, which tend to be dreary and doldrum. The author of this article suggests int he future that lawyers spend their time learning ethics from young children. Doing some will not only be informative, but will be anything but dreary.
The value of an in-house attorney is not easily measured. We can count a reduction in fees or litigation expenses, but anyone who works in-house knows these figures do not reflect the true contribution of having an attorney in the business. We bring an intangible value that is difficult to calculate.
Our transactional odyssey this month touches on a travel business case of interest to all who face the term best efforts in their contracting practice. What is best efforts, anyway? Read more to find out!
Read Bob Feldman's article discussing the recent decision in Outdoor Life Network, LLC v. EMTA Corporation (2006) and the illustration of the classic condition in the context of contemporaneous contracting.
Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.
Find out why overconfidence can be a weakness that prevents you from improving as an attorney.
Bill Mordan alludes to the "rubber hand" illusion as a means of discussing the importance of representing the interests of your clients while simultaneously remaining impartial and objective.
In this month's Going Global column, learn how to improve your department's accountability and response time.
Discovering similarities and building personal relationships are important for Turkish people. Therefore, you need to wine and dine — or in certain cases, tea and dine — before you get down to real business.
The author eagerly awaits the death of the billable hour. In the meantime, he suggests using real-time matter tracking.
Bill Mordan discusses "inattentional blindness" and how it affects all levels of corporate interactions.
A CLO discusses how outsourcing decisions are critical to the company.
The author discusses the many benefits of attending industry trade shows.
The "power paradox" and the importance of managing your inner Machiavelli.
Read this 2012 Communicator Award-winning column!
Who invented the airplane? Depending on your location, the answer might not be the one you expected. This column focuses on the evolution of ideas, and what lawyers stand to benefit from this process.
A kludge is a crude workaround, an assortment of poorly matching parts that form a sub-optimal but serviceable whole. According the author, generating legal documents by copy-and-pasting prior work is a classic kludge and a poor substitute for proper templates, document automation and knowledge management.
In ACC Docket's September issue, Lead the Way columnist Whitney Wiley interviews an emerging young leader, her nephew.
Small Law columnist Jeffrey W. Wheeler relates how it's a blessing and a curse to being proficient at tasks that don't pay the bills.
Bob Feldman discusses the types of solidly constructed contracts in-house lawyers would like to see.
Many of the shortcomings of hourly billing appear right on the invoices themselves! Rather than despair, however, the author has derived a certain entertainment from the review process, roughly akin to playing the game Whack-a-Mole.
Discusses the advantages of a compliance/ethics office and compliance/ethics officer.
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