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.
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.
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.
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.
This material focuses on globalization, meaning that clients expect us to deal with the complexities of employment law on transnational projects, providing integrated advice and a high level of responsiveness. Local knowledge is crucial to developing coherent HR strategies that work within a global framework.
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 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.
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 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.