Small Law Department Committee

The Small Law Department Committee develops and explores ways that lawyers in small law departments and generalists in larger departments can best provide legal services to their corporate clients. The committee provides numerous practical resources, including best practices and sample policies.

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Special announcements

2012 SLD Annual Meeting Draft Topic List

Please click here to access the working list of 2012 proposed annual meeting topics that the committee is taking under consideration for a final submission to the ACC in January, 2012.

february 2012 Teleconference

Thursday, february 9th, at 3:00 pm et

legal quick hit

Document Retention Issues for In-house Counsel

This legal quick hit presenter will provide a general overview of document retention and then will dive into a discussion of in-house counsel responsibilities, litigation holds, duty to preserve, and will wrap-up with a few case law examples.

Presenter Rebecca A. Brommel of BrownWinick Attorneys at Law.

For dial-in and passcode information, please refer to the Committee Teleconference Schedule.

infopaks

Intellectual Property Auditing for Non-Technology Business

Sponsored by: Meritas

This InfoPAK provides in-house counsel with an outline to assist in identifying, protecting, valuating, and assessing the risk of a business’s intellectual property.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Global Anti-Corruption Law

Sponsored by: Morrison & foerster llp

The purpose of this InfoPAK is to assist corporate counsel in understanding and making decisions about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and global anti-corruption law. Included is a summary of the Act, the role of the various government agencies, enforcement trends, and a discussion of steps companies can take to mitigate risk and fulfill their obligations under the Act. Also included is a summary of anti-corruption laws in other countries and the unique challenges of doing business in China.

WestLegalEdcenter — Long Distance Learning

Are you a couple of credits short of satisfying your CLE requirement? No need to worry, ACC and West LegalEdcenter have teamed up to bring you online continuing legal education ("CLE"). Many programs from past ACC meetings or conferences were recorded and made available for ACC members to receive CLE credit. Click here to see a full listing of ACC online CLE programs. If ACC's programs do not satisfy your CLE needs chose from over 25 other content providers. Note: Be sure to check with your individual state bar to make certain credit is given for computer-based education.


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Meritas is the 2011 sponsor for ACC's Small Law Department Committee.

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