ACC SF Bay has more than 1600 members throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to contributing to its members' continuing education, ACC SF Bay provides a forum for peer networking.

JOIN US and YOU CAN BENEFIT from:

Attending educational programs of special interest for in-house counsel.

• We have 10 committees which focus on a particular area of interest for in-house counsel: Cleantech, IP/IT, Labor & Employment, International Law, Securities, Litigation, Life Sciences, Small Law Department, Privacy/eCommerce and Career Development. Each committee holds 4 lunch-time meetings each year (1 meeting per quarter) and each meeting is open to all ACC members (and their 1 guest), provides 1 hour CLE credit and includes a free lunch.

• We also have monthly CLE sessions on various topics of interest to in-house counsel. They are typically held over lunch (and sometimes breakfast) with duplicate sessions conducted in Palo Alto and San Francisco (and sometimes Oakland).

• Additionally, we hold 2 full-day events a year - CLE Spring Training in March and Mini-MBA Day in September or October.

• All our meetings and events (including full-day events) are FREE to our members (and that includes all meals and receptions!).

Establishing and maintaining a valuable professional network of fellow in-house counsel.

• Become an integral part of the local in-house community. Each SF Bay meeting and special event includes time for networking and connecting with others not only in your industry, but in the entire San Francisco Bay Area in-house legal community.

• Exchange useful and practical information with colleagues by actively participating in our meetings and special events. Opportunities are abundant from asking probing questions in our very interactive educational programs, to being a panel member or becoming a Committee Chair or Co-Chair.

Gaining access to resources available on the national ACC website.

• The online library at www.acc.com offers a "Virtual Library" with thousands of sample forms, policies, guidelines, articles and website links.

• ACCA InfoPAKs provide customized information on questions that come up frequently in in-house practice.

• MemberToMember feature provides access to other in-house attorneys with specific expertise in over 100 subjects when you need to ask advice about a substantive legal issues, the retention of local counsel, or the benchmarking of corporate forms, policies and procedures

Receiving relevant, timely information on the in-house practice.

• The ACC Docket, a monthly award-winning journal, provides practical information relevant to the way in-house counsel do business.

• ACC's INHOUSE JOBLINE, an on-line national database of employment opportunities for in-house counsel, contains over 250 postings per month. Getting help when you need it the most.
  

• Should you become unemployed while a member, ACC will waive up to one year of membership dues while you seek another in-house position. If you have any other good cause or issues preventing you from renewing your membership, ACC will extend your membership as needed. Please contact ACC's National membership department with your questions: membership@acc.com.

If you have any questions about the many benefits of ACC SF Bay and National ACC, please contact Lucky Reckseit, our Membership Chair, or any of our Officers or Directors listed on this website, or by e-mailing membership@acc.com.