CLO: Ethics, Professionalism, Leadership

ACC's New Law Department/Attorney Conduct Manual
Law Department Diversity Issues
SEC Attorney Conduct Rules: Law Departments Respond
In-House Professionalism and Ethics
Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality
Leading Practices in Section 307 Attorney Conduct Policies
SEC Sarbox Section 307 Codification in Part 205
ACC's Section 307 Homepage
New ABA Model Rules 1.6 and 1.13
Member email on New ABA Model Rule
ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility Report
ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility Homepage
Certification Letter to CLO re compliance
Conducting Internal Investigations
Attorney-Client Privilege in the In-House Context
Multijurisdictional Practice/UPL/Admissions
In-House Caselaw Databank (see the search option on this page)
Fee Reimbursement

Professional Leadership Issues:

Pro Bono:

Pro Bono in the Legal Department
CorporateProBono.Org: ACC's joint venture to help bring pro bono resources in-house
Corporate Best Practices in Pro Bono Services

Diversity:

Law Department Diversity Issues
ACC's Pipeline to Diversity Projects
Model Pipeline Project: McDonald's and Street Law
Street Law (ACC's strategic partner on Diversity Issues)
Minority Corporate Counsel Association (ACC's strategic partner on diversity issues)
Metrics for Success
Creating Pathways to Diversity: Law Department Best Practices

Career Development: You and Your Staff

ACC's Annual Meeting and Educational Programs: Skill Development, Networking, and Strutting Your Stuff!
ACC's Chapter Networks: the local in-house community beyond your department
ACC's Jobline (for posting jobs and reviewing available positions)
Career Development/Transition
Career Options for In-House Counsel
Career Development: Marketing the Mature Job Seeker
Recruiting and Retaining Legal Staff
On Finding Your Next Job
Suggestions on Selecting and Using a Legal Recruiter/Search Firm
MCCA's Skills Development Resources
Interested in Becoming a General Counsel?

CLO Survey

Chief Legal Officer Survey
Conducted by Altman Weil at the ACC 2005 annual meeting. The Survey reports CLOs are focused on performance and effectiveness.