The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
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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.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.