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Biggest Cost Cutting Trend is Bringing Work In-House rising to 66% in 2023 from 59% in 2022.

Racial and ethnic minority women reported higher median total cash compensation than their peers for the first-time ever, and non-minority women in multi-lawyer departments reported the highest median compensation of any group, potential trends ACC will continue to monitor.

The 2023 Law Department Compensation Survey’s comprehensive, hybrid data collection process provides highly specified compensation information for numerous law department jobs including legal operations professionals.

ACC Singapore Chapter shares that they “are open to collaborating with the Singapore International Mediation Centre and other global leaders in dispute resolution.”

Ruling threatens to expand the use and scope of administrative subpoenas that over 300 federal agencies have the authority to use.

ACC issued the following statement after the recent release of the European Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law Report.

Honorees and honorable mentions are from Canada, Australia, Brazil, India, and the United States.

Combination of flexibility, work/life balance, and positive work environment led to 84 percent of employees saying ACC is a great place to work.

Survey’s comprehensive benchmarking data allows law department leaders to better understand current financial and operational performance metrics and identify areas for improvement.

The survey highlights technology use and effectiveness, assessment and purchasing behavior, and challenges to implementation.

As diversity, equity, and inclusion becomes an increasingly important aspect of the larger Environmental Social, and Governance (ESG) movement, ACC Foundation and Justice Bid are delivering a unique resource that provides in-house counsel with best practices to engage outside counsel on DEI matters, while providing a snapshot of the current state of law firm diversity.

Survey finds that organizations continue to struggle with formal policies and compliance related to their subsidiary governance, impacting standing with regulators and ability to complete business transactions.