Law Department Administration
Forms
Sample Resumes
Jun 2009 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
Two sample resumes that could be used as models when you are applying for a new job.
Serengeti Tracker ROI Calculator
Jun 2009 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
This checklist/questionnaire helps you assess your ROI on hiring outside counsel v. the use of your in-house counsel's time.
Legal Letter Template
May 2009 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
Sample letter to an advertiser that has failed to make a payment for their ad. The letter informs the advertiser that they are late on their payment, where they may make the payment, and alternative ...
InfoPaks
Role of the General Counsel
Sep 2009 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by ACC
The purpose of this InfoPAK is to provide some definition of the role, scope and nature of the duties of a general counsel in a globalized, post-Enron, post-Parmalat, post-Satyam Sarbanes-Oxley world, ...
Affirmative Action Compliance
Sep 2009 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by Jackson Lewis LLP
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) is the U.S. Department of Labor agency charged with enforcing the federal affirmative action regulations and eradicating discrimination ...
Law Department Strategy: Balancing Immediate Cost Savings With Sustainable Results
Sep 2009 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by Huron Consulting Group
This InfoPAKSM provides a roadmap for developing a cost-savings strategy that delivers both immediate and sustainable results. It has three main sections: (1) Identification of Cost Savings Opportunities; ...
ACC Docket Articles
Career Path: You Can't Always Get What You Want
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Bill Mordan evaluate the role of rationalization in corporate dealings, as well as in personal decision makings.
Business Ethics: Drawing Moral Chalk Lines
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James Nortz uses references to Gilligan's Island to reiterate the importance of always following your moral compass, no matter how much pressure you may be under to do just the opposite.
Ethics & Privilege: Wearing Two Hats - The Ethical Conundrum of the Lawyer Acting in a Business Capacity
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You finally made it. No longer the lawyer, now the client. As head of regulatory affairs, you ask lawyers for advice (even though you know how to find the answers and often do). Life is less complicated, ...
Leading Practices Profiles
The Role of the General Counsel in Europe: Leading Practices in Law Department Management
Sep 2009 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
This Leading Practices Profile examines the law department management role of general counsel and in-house counsel that work for companies in Europe. General counsel and in-house counsel in European ...
The Role of the General Counsel in Canada: Leading Practices in Law Department Management
Sep 2009 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
This Leading Practices Profile describes the structure of law departments and the role of general counsel in Canada in providing in-house legal services to support multinational businesses. In-house ...
Leading Practices in Electronic Billing: A Technological Tool for Corporate Legal Departments
Mar 2009 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
The use of electronic billing by corporate law departments has been gaining momentum over the past decade. The experiences of law departments featured in this Profile demonstrate that ebilling is ...
Quick References
Top Ten Tips for Speaking the Language of Your Business Partners
Oct 2009 Download pdf
As budgets shrink and all legal departments are re-evaluating resources, in-house counsel are presented with new and unique challenges in connecting with our business partners and ensuring clear ...
Matter Management and E-Billing
Jul 2009 Download pdf
A checklist of questions you should ask your potential vendors.
Driving an Effective Matter Management System
Jun 2009 Download pdf
Provides a guide to optimization of a matter management in the wake of e-billing, Sarbanes-Oxley, and a host of other regulations. Includes defining objectives and initiatives to begin.
Program Materials
ACC Chair's Choice: A View from the Frontlines
Oct 2009 Download pdf
Hear the latest news and views from current and former ACC leaders about life in the legal industry from the corporate and government perspective. First off, learn firsthand what it’s like to move ...
Self-Service Contract Creation: Providing Better Service in a World of Frozen Budgets
Oct 2009 Download pdf
Self-service contract creation frees experienced attorneys to work on high value matters. Business users also benefit by getting contracts more quickly. By completing an online questionnaire, information ...
Making the Best Use of In-house Paralegals
Oct 2009 Download pdf
In-house counsel who have worked with great paralegals know that they save money, save time, and help an office run right. Come to this session and learn about the many benefits that the savvy use ...
Surveys
2008 CLO Survey
Apr 2009 Download pdf
This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, outside auditors and counsel, ...
Benchmark Survey APAC 2009
Jan 2009 Download pdf
A survey that researches information about Asia-Pacific law departments such as: the staff, expenditures and revenue, general counsel, and future size.
Benchmark Survey on Prevailing Practices for Legal Holds in Global
Oct 2008 Download pdf
This research report compiles legal holds and litigation workflow data from 1000 companies and examines legal holds processes in corporations of this size since the December 2006 amendments to the ...