This material presents statistics and facts about popular social media sites and ways that employers can use these sites in hiring and recruiting. Additionally, the material warns employers on the problems of using technology and social media as part of their business.
This resource discusses how to call a meeting to order, as well as the conduct of a board meeting. This includes who is entitled to chair a meeting and codes of conduct.
This resource explains the types, planning and structuring of joint ventures, as well as other important aspects, such as resolving disputes and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
This resource discusses the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMBRD), including its origin and mandate, as well as the price regulatory framework, the price review process, and the review of excessive price guidelines.
A presentation which covers the important information you need to know about keeping personal information 'in the cloud'.
Legal Matter Management commonly describes the task of organizing and systematizing the daily workload of a corporate legal practice. Having a matter management in place is very important and also fundamental to further use and deploy IT solutions in the legal department. This program material addresses the advantages/disadvantages of a specialized legal matter management system.
This materials from this session presents a choice of free resources available to corporate lawyers and addresses the risks and benefits of using such resources. Learn how open sourcing of legal know-how could be a new and cost effective approach for legal departments.
Social media, if permitted or even encouraged by companies, creates great opportunities if the associated risks are properly managed. Have you defined internal policies to tackle issues, such as liability for user generated content or data privacy and confidentiality? Get familiar with other companies' best practices to evaluate your company's risk exposure or actively drive a new technology wave you will not be able to prevent.
The uptake of IT is one of the main drivers for the fundamental change in the legal services industry. More than ever before corporate lawyers need to familiarize themselves with new technologies and how they can benefit from them. This session introduces hands-on best practices and tips that will allow you to do more with less.
This workshop examined some of the issues faced by companies in gathering and processing personal data and how to better ensure that your company complies with national regulations. It also focused on the European’s Commission’s upcoming review of the EU Data Protection Directive and recent developments in data protection statutes in other countries.
A presentation from the 2011 Corporate Counsel University discussing the details of how to change your interaction with outside counsel.
This presentation material includes ten tips for in-house counsel to consider when faced with ethical issues in the workplace.
Overview of issues facing data storage, including hacking, poor data management, relevant laws, and case studies of the issues.
Discusses basics of disabilities law and recent changes.
This program will provide basic legal tips in foreign investment distribution agreements, dealer and agent relationships, labor agreements and antitrust and enforcement trends for doing business in Latin American countries. Other areas to be discussed are the challenges with the jointly and several liability in labor of distribution relationships and enforcement of foreign jurisdiction and foreign applicable law clauses in Latin American countries.
This program is designed to educate attendees unfamiliar with government contracts on recognizing common government contracting compliance issues and how compliance failures may result in organizational liability. Government contracts incorporate a myriad of legal practice areas, including employment, intellectual property, international law, ethics and accounting, to name but a few. In a complex legal arena where a breach of contract can result in civil or criminal fraud investigations, a firm understanding of compliance policies and procedures is a must for all corporate counsel.
This session will take an in-depth look at the following contract clauses with an eye toward litigation. Clause topic areas to be examined include: limitation of liability; "backdoor indemnity" (e.g., warranty); the interplay between the warranty clause, the limitation of liability and indemnification; and the difference between the epidemic failure clause and the warranty clause.
608 What to Do When the SEC Calls: Securities Investigations & Other Corporate Crises
A presentation on what you need to know about reducing exposure under OSHA.
508 Corporate Governance Practices: Corporate Perspective
Proper selection of outside counsel is crucial to the success of outside legal work. Learn about the best practices for hiring outside counsel and differences between current approaches.
An overview of the NAFTA trade activity in the past 10 years. Includes review of NAFTA dispute settlements, trade levels between member nations, and history of the agreement.
A collection of studies and articles advising companies on how to identify employees with emotional intelligence and how they may be utilized for the benefit of the company.
304 A Primer on Insurance Coverage: Avoiding Common Traps & Pitfalls
How to manage a program for inside counsel that guards against counterfeiting.
302 Dealing with U.S. Customs - The Basic Requirements
A presentation on how to fulfill the EU requirements for product safety.
The second session on addressing teaching contract law to nonlawyers.
The basics of employment law, including termination, wages, and hiring.
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