Australia

If 2020 was known as the year where there was no business as usual, 2021 is the year to take the next step into the “new” normal.

Last year we ventured into the unchartered territory of virtual conferencing. This year, our 27th In-house Legal National Conference will see another evolution for our conference, merging the flexibility of 2021 and bringing back the best bits of previous years.

The hybrid event will allow delegates to join from their homes or converge on our nation’s capital. No matter how you attend, you will be able to network, take in practical content and learn about insights and trends gathered by our partners over the past 12 months.
 
Register now to take advantage of the Advanced Early Bird rate - ends 30 June. 

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ACC Australia is delighted to announce the launch of the new Legal Technology and Innovation special interest community (LTIC). LTIC is focused on supporting ACC Australia members with connecting a supportive and encouraging in-house LTIC network; and fast, helpful, practical resources and information on legal tech and innovation.

This is a special invitation to connect with this energetic community by visiting the LTIC webpage, joining the conversation on LTIC LinkedIn and meet the fabulous LTIC committee in this 3 minute quirky and enlightening introductory video.

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Do you need energetic young talent to help out on those research tasks or big projects that you know you have to do, but don’t have the time to do? Do you want to give back to the legal profession and mentor the next generation of lawyers but don’t know where to start? Do you think it’s time the in-house legal profession offer more opportunities to law students, and proactively raise awareness on what a career “in-house” looks like through practical experience? If you’re thinking “YES” in response to these questions, then it sounds like you should host a law student clerk for the upcoming ACC Australia In-House Legal Summer 2021/2022 Clerkship Program!

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In-house Insiders is a podcast produced by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), where you get to hear from some of the most interesting in-house legal professionals in Australia. 

Hosted by Mei Ramsay, Group General Counsel at Medibank, each fortnight we turn the spotlight on a different individual as we dive into their stories, hear about the challenges they've faced along the way, and the lessons they've learned that have defined their careers. Through the series, we speak to people from diverse backgrounds, at different stages of their careers; all with a unique story to tell.

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The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) In -house Counsel Certification Program covers the core competencies that are applied by corporate counsel professionals. ACC Certification draws on the collective knowledge and experience of ACC’s global membership to identify what is essential to a successful in-house practice worldwide. 

The training is a combination of self-paced online training modules (8) and virtual workshops. The virtual workshops are three hours in duration, four days a week for two weeks.

Monday, July 12 – Thursday July 22nd (Monday to Thursday evenings over consecutive weeks) at 7-10pm Melbourne time. 
Monday, August 23 – September 2nd  (Monday to Thursday evenings over consecutive weeks) at 5-8pm Melbourne time. 
 

Three days to escape and extend 
ACC Australia’s exclusive,
executive leadership retreat

After Stephen Scheeler, former Facebook CEO of Australia and New Zealand, delivered a top attendee rated opening keynote address at ACC Australia’s 2019 In-house Legal National Conference, followed by two popularly attended webinars in 2020, we have heard the call from our executive members for – more detail, more critical analysis, more connecting on the big issues top level in-house legal leaders face today and into the future.

So, for one weekend only, ACC Australia is bringing Stephen Scheeler back for a reflective and intensive executive retreat, at Elements of Byron, Byron Bay’s award-winning, luxury beachfront resort. Here we will host an all-inclusive weekend masterclass, tailored specifically for forward thinking executive in-house legal leaders, on The Eight Elements of Disruptive Leadership: vision, humility, curiosity, adaptability, transparency, data dexterity, customer obsession and speed.

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News
 

MON, JUNE 7 2021

Compliance without catastrophe: insights from both sides of the regulator divide

A virtual roundtable hosted by Nuix. Investigations and cybersecurity expert Stuart Clarke hosted a lively discussion with insights from the 2021 Global Regulator report, which you can download. Click here to read the highlights from the event.

MON, MAY 31 2021

Privileged Conversations: Spain Affirms Legal Privilege for In-house Counsel

On July 1, new Spanish bar regulations impacting legal professional privilege will go into effect. The new regulations add flexibility to the practice of law and explicitly equate in-house counsel with lawyers who practice in law firms as employees or partners. This treatment is familiar for lawyers who practice in the United States, where they are accustomed to the same rights and obligations as those who work in law firms. 

Australian Corporate Lawyer – Winter 2021 issue available now

Visit the Australian Corporate Lawyer page on the ACC Australia website to read these features from the Winter 2021 issue.  

Featured articles include:

The role of lawyers in the face of Increasingly Capable Technology – David Field, Chief Legal Counsel at Canon Oceania
While talk of artificial intelligence replacing lawyers is a common topic, it is reasonable to expect technology to make increasingly aggressive inroads into the practice of law over coming decades. No sensible lawyer should be resisting this trend, and in fact the true challenge for lawyers lies in collaboration with technology.