Annual Meeting 2006: So you’ve gone in-house. This is an exciting change, but it is only the beginning. Early impressions are important. Your in-house success will be affected by the impression you make with your colleagues, boss, and management during your first year. This program will include practical advice from in-house counsel who have lived through that first year. Learn from their wins and their mistakes how to make a great impression your first year.
Annual Meeting 2006: Have employees who work in California? Then you know the list of employment regulations the state imposes on businesses operating within its borders can be daunting to the uninitiated. Our panel of seasoned CA labor counsel will present their list of the top 10 things an employer should know when doing business in the state including quirky provisions of the CA Labor Code, wage and hour laws, who are protected parties under CA discrimination laws, and much more.
Annual Meeting 2006: New international conventions and an increase in the number of prosecutions, record-breaking fines, ethical investigations, and jail terms all mean that you and your company cannot afford not to understand the laws that operate in this area. Don’t let your company get into a questionable position. Learn the law you need now in order to properly counsel your client. Our international experts versed in corrupt practice dealings will provide an overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OECD Convention on Corrupt Practices, and the UN Convention Against Corruption and guidance on due diligence of contractors and agents, and doing business in high risk countries. There will also be a discussion of the intricate ethical issues lawyers face when operating in the global arena.
Annual Meeting 2006: In-house counsel are charged with assessing and managing legal risks. How do you work with the organization’s sales team to meet your goal and theirs? In other words, how do you avoid becoming the sales prevention department? Issue spotting and good communication up will save you time in the end. Learn methods to manage the sales contract process, teach your clients to use your expertise more efficiently, and maintain contract integrity.
Annual Meeting 2006: Alternative work arrangements are growing in popularity in the business world as a means of addressing quality of life issues, environmental concerns, employee retention, and gaining a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. One the other hand, telecommuting arrangements create a whole new set of legal issues. Our panel of in-house will explore the various issues relating to alternative work arrangements including telecommuting, job sharing, and part-time work. Learn the ins and outs so you can intelligently address the questions should your company wish to offer alternative work arrangements including the pros and cons of such arrangements, both for the employer as well as the employee.
Annual Meeting 2006: Whether you are new to in-house or new to the field of technology law, this program will address the essential legal issues you must be able to spot in order to protect your company. Our panel of experts will discuss the hottest topics including doing business online, consumer privacy, developing and protecting IP, licensing, and implementing complex technology systems. Take home a basic checklist of the do's and don'ts and more importantly, a list of solutions to address these issues.
The following outline is intended to provide a short overview of some of the issues at the heart of this discussion topic. There may be other issues we’ve not identified or perspectives on the identified issues that are not adequately represented in the outline: you should feel free to raise these additional thoughts, as you like.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: With the multitude of technological options available to you to improve your work flow in the legal department, deciding which ones are right for your team can become a full-time job of its own. This powerpoint presentation created by your peers will show you what has worked to simplify their workload and allow them to work faster and more effectively, what were the most cost-efficient options, and where such tools could be used for improved communication, implementing a knowledge management system, legal intranet, contracting, online training and more.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: With the multitude of technological options available to you to improve your work flow in the legal department, deciding which ones are right for your team can become a full-time job of its own. This session focused on what has worked to simplify workload and allow faster and more effective work, what were the most cost-efficient options, and where such tools could be used for improved communication, implementing a knowledge management system, legal intranet, contracting, online training and more.
Presented to the Northeast Ohio Chapter of ACC America, April 19, 2007. Attorneys are often faced with litigation strategy issues. This presentation provides the practitioner with strategies, tactics and techniques aimed at producing efficient litigation. Topics include jurisdiction, filing, removal, depositions and electronic discovery.
CCU 2007: Intellectual property is for the lawyers, you say. Not so. As a corporate paralegal, you likely encounter IP issues on a regular basis. This basic review will provide a primer on the IP issues every corporate paralegal needs to be aware of and the steps required to ensure IP best practices are implemented as part of your daily environment in the work place.
More and more the in-house corporate legal department is being viewed as a valued member of the business team. That means you too! But what role does the paralegal play and, equally as important, what role COULD you play? Hear from a panel of your peers who have acquired the esteemed moniker of business partner, learn how they achieved this status and what steps you can take within your organization to establish yourself as a productive, vital member of the business team.
Getting the necessary information you need to complete your assignments can sometimes be easier said than done. Whether it is conducting an investigation or simply gathering data for a project, gaining access to the right information when you need it is an important key aspect of any paralegal's job. Learn about specific tools and methods you can use to improve your fact gathering skills and take home to share with your attorneys and/or business clients.
CCU 2007: This interactive workshop provides busy in-house paralegals with the skills to balance professional and personal demands, gain clarity to set goals and priorities, make choices to use time efficiently, and most importantly, draft a personal time management action plan.
CCU 2007: This interactive workshop will provide busy in-house paralegals with the skills to balance professional and personal demands, gain clarity to set goals and priorities, make choices to use time efficiently, and most importantly, draft a personal time management action plan. During the session, you will receive focused information interspersed with hands-on exercises to allow for immediate feedback, so you can return home with a clear understanding of the concepts and use these skills to your benefit.
CCU 2007: Our panel of seasoned labor and employment specialists highlight serious mistakes that could cost your company money, but could have otherwise been avoided with prior warning. Learn how to uncover these prevalent employment law mistakes in your organization, how to fix them, and how to prevent them from becoming serious legal problems.
CEO's and lawyers have lost their jobs over improper revenue recognition. As corporate counsel, you are expected to help make sure your company is doing it right. Using a number of typical contracts that most in-house lawyers will negotiate and draft during their careers, this panel discussed the kinds of accounting issues that may come up, particularly in the context of earnings and revenue recognition.
The following outline is intended to highlight some of the issues at the heart of this discussion topic. There may be other issues we’ve not identified or perspectives on the identified issues that are not represented in the outline.
The following outline sets forth several areas within the vast governance landscape that require ongoing attention by CLOs of major companies, some of which may be particularly relevant for collaborative consideration by the participants in the ThinkTank. The topics are organized according to broad conceptual categories that reflect either a principal governance functional area, or the organizational or administrative relationships of the CLO of a typical large public company.
This Executive Report highlights key issues and takeaways discussed by General Counsel during a session in Atlanta on 'Managing the Global Law Department.'
Annual Meeting 2006: As in-house counsel for your company, one of your many roles may be to provide support and guidance to the board. But you need to stay on top of the trends in order to provide the best legal advice possible. Here is your chance to get up to speed as this course will teach you about current best practices in board process, director communication, and on-boarding new directors. You’ll also take home practical tips on the hottest legal issues affecting directors today, including duties and liability, D&O insurance, and corporate governance.
Annual Meeting 2006: Managing risk is an important part of every in-house lawyer’s portfolio. How do you balance the negotiations of limitations of liability and indemnification provisions without risking the deal? What can your company live with, and what can you recommend and still sleep at night? What leverage can you exert against a party that is a Goliath when you are David? Learn about legal strategies, and take home best practice methods to apply in your own company.
Annual Meeting 2006: Litigation, regardless of what type, can be expensive. Make that very expensive. Your legal knowledge can help you manage lawsuits in such a way that you can reduce your expenses. Take this opportunity to learn some tried and true methods for managing these costs in an IP lawsuit including outside counsel fees, costs of using experts and consultants, and more. We’ll send you home with the knowledge you need to manage these and other costs along with an understanding about why some costs will always be out of your control.
Learn how leading departments deal with the complexity of managing intellectual property in today's global marketplace. What management approaches work? What technology tools and business processes lead to success or to failure? How can communications be best focused to draw from the strengths of the in-house and outside lawyers, subject matter experts, and business team? Our panel of corporate IP specialists will share with you successful models for managing a global patent portfolio, including successful techniques and pitfalls to avoid.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and a variety of state anti-discrimination laws prohibit bias based on sex, color, race, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, disability and sexual orientation, among others. Image discrimination can be linked to any of these characteristics, and whether a characteristic is ‘mutable’ and ‘immutable’ becomes important in determining whether an individual has suffered from such bias. In this session, participants will explore the concepts, legal underpinnings, and recent developments involved in recognizing and eliminating image discrimination in the counsel’s office and in the wider corporate environment.
Annual Meeting 2006: In addition to results, in-house litigators are regularly asked to show how they add value to the bottom line. Thus, in-house litigators need to put together a carefully developed plan, similar to a winning case strategy, which resonates with upper management. More than basic metrics, this seminar looks at what large and small litigation departments can do to win the adding value battle.
In our heavily regulated business climate, every company should have a basic set of policies that its employees can turn to for guidance on a regular basis. Well drafted policies inform everyone of the rules, and protect your clients from liability-poorly drafted ones can create more litigation and regulatory problems than they fix. Learn how to advise your clients on the appropriate topics for policies, and the legal ramifications of publishing and communicating these policies. In-house practitioners will share their sample policies and provide valuable insights for getting these adopted and used by the businesses.
Confidentiality and non-compete agreements are some of the most common agreements faced by in-house law departments. Learn the law involved in these types of agreements and how the size of your organization and the type of business determines how and when it’s best to use these instruments. Learn about the different types of confidentiality and non-compete agreements and when should they be used, how to choose the right format and key clauses for the job, what barriers there are to enforcement, what other companies have done to manage the never ending flow of requests to review non-disclosure agreements, and how to ensure compliance.
Annual Meeting 2006: The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry faces a unique and daunting set of statutory and regulatory issues, including, but not limited to, the handling and disposal of radioactive materials, employee health & safety procedures involving unique and exotic compounds, NRC licensing, and good laboratory practices. Smaller companies in this industry also face unique challenges such as developing sound EH&S programs in-house as well as negotiating leases with landlords unfamiliar with biotech research operations. Our panelists will explore the legal foundations of these issues, discuss the regulatory framework in which their respective companies operate, and lay down a suggested path for both large and small companies in this industry to follow.
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