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.
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: When you think litigation, you think high costs and time away from more productive work. Other options to costly litigation have been available for some time, but how useful are they? This session focused on the use of mediation as an alternative to litigation.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defense or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on what to do in a crisis, how to handle a media call, what you should or should not provide a regulator in a dawn raid, and much more.
The dynamics of today's global economy affect virtually every employer. The issues a company must face are similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the solutions often are quite different. Our in-house experts conducted a comparative review of employment law in various jurisdictions and examined such labor topics as integrating the workforce after a merger or acquisition, hiring and firing, obtaining work authorizations, and understanding foreign jurisdiction workplace laws and regulations.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: Finance, legal – both have their roles, but when it comes to interfacing is each department getting what they need. How do you bridge the gap between the finance world where everything is tangible and the legal environment where things sometimes aren’t. Is there a growing need for more legal support from within the finance function? What does the CFO expect from the legal department? Is there a conflict of interest between the 2 roles? Where do you draw the line between an accounting or legal issue?
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: Although not taught in law school, risk management has become a hot topic for in-house counsel globally. Have you conducted a risk analysis for your company? Do you have a set of policies and procedures in place to respond to the results of that analysis? Regardless of whether you have conducted the research or have procedures in place, this session will provide real-world insights into establishing a system or improving an existing one including ensuring your management team is on board with what you find and solutions to correcting any challenges.
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.
This Briefing Book includes a discussion outline and suggested resources on the topic of strategic practices in outside counsel management from the inaugural meeting of ACC's Law Department Executive Leadership group.
Developing and Implementing Law Department Metrics that Work. Hosted by David Reid, Managing Partner — Legal and Corporate Affairs, Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel, Pfizer. This Participants' Briefing Book includes a discussion outline and suggested resources on the topic of strategic practices in developing and implementing law department metrics from ACC's Law Department Executive Leadership group.