ACC/The American Lawyer Alternative Billing Survey Results
10th Annual ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside counsel Survey reveals in-house counsel requiring more process-oriented management techniques to obtain value from firms; overall law department spending remains flat. Hundreds of law departments share their techniques for effectively managing work with outside counsel in the 10th Annual ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey. The 150+ page report includes practical insights collected from in-house counsel over the past 10 years, including how law departments structure relationships with, manage, compensate, and evaluate outside counsel.
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A comprehensive employment survey discussing the job market in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Russia, the Middle East, Australia, Asia, and North and Latin America.
This survey identifies “best practices” concerning the organisation, processes and IT tools of Contract Management in companies within Europe. In doing so, we want to support you in determining and selecting the best approach to Contract Management in your enterprise or department.
While these findings specifically relate to the private sector, our experience suggests that they are also relevant to the public sector and non-governmental organizations, both of which encounter many of the same fraud and corruption issues.
This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, managing outside counsel, and firm demographics. Additionally, the survey focused on the relationship of the CLOs and GCs with outside counsel through questions that explored alternative fee arrangements and challenges brought with the economic downturn.
The current study is the result of the voluntary participation of Brazilian representatives of the legal departments of over one hundred national and international companies. This study covers the relationship between legal departments and law firms in Brazil.
This annual Look Before You Leap survey looks at how companies are using background/integrity checks to better manage the risks inherent in investments and new business relationships outside the United States. In addition, this year’s survey also addressed how companies are complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) and the challenges they face. Companies with robust due diligence and strong internal controls are usually less likely to encounter unforeseen problems in their overseas business activities. This survey is designed to help your company as it manages these complex issues.
Part of 2009 Annual Meeting Program Materials for Session 407.
Results of the survey, including information on motivation, background and mentoring programs.
The respondents overwhelmingly question the integrity of their leaders and perhaps with good cause. The survey reveals that many employees would accept fraud and corruption in the work place in order to survive the current economic storm and indeed senior management are even more likely than rank and file to condone activities such as cash bribes and financial statement fraud.