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Learn key data regarding diversity in the legal profession in the United States.

Diversity and inclusion are catchphrases in the boardroom, the executive suite and the lunchroom. And for good reason: As the world becomes more interconnected geographically, it is more important to understand and engage the various backgrounds and differences that employees bring to the workplace—at least, that is the corporate goal. The legal goal is to help your company set and meet diversity and inclusion goals while avoiding the very real legal risks that attend any program directed at monitoring, influencing or engineering workforce demographics. Attend for a discussion of legal issues impacting diversity and inclusion policies internationally.

Learn about the European Directive 2014/95/EU on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups.

Corporate diversity advocates highlight the ways in which they have created, implemented and enforced diversity initiatives within their own ranks and with outside service providers.

A perennial challenge that you face as the general counsel in leading your law department is that of how to secure the absolute best performance from your team. Many star performers may have limited opportunities for further promotion and so what do you do to reward and retain them? General counsel will come together to share and learn from each other regarding how to retain and reward the best and brightest on their teams.

Program material from Session 109 of ACC's 2012 Annual Meeting at which members of the 2012 ACC Value Champions presented on what makes a metric a “Metric that Matters”, what MTM’s you can use to best manage costs and improve quality of non-financial results, how to get data you need from inside and outside your organization, how MTM can help you engage/ lead teams, and how you can use metrics that matter to strengthen your department’s position as a strategic business partner.

Learn how results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology. Whether you're looking for solutions to improve client satisfaction and cost control in litigation, M&A or patent management, these Value Champions will share proven tactics you can use.

Many corporations are considering joint venture (JV) partners as a strategy to expand into new markets. Selecting the right JV partner and executing a successful JV combination can be an uncertain and risky proposition. In-house counsel should understand the key legal and financial elements of a prospective JV, and play a role in navigating through the complexities of the JV and the post-closing governance and integration.

Developing technologies and our increasingly mobile and global society enhance the logistical ease and potential benefits of multi-jurisdictional practice. However, inconsistent licensing and unauthorized practice of law rules and the fundamental need to protect privilege and privacy may limit its usefulness and efficiency. In this session, in-house counsel from organizations with multi-jurisdictional presence will share ideas about how their companies and others might use available technology to better leverage resources across jurisdictions. Just as importantly, they will identify some potential pitfalls — ethical and otherwise — to help participants understand the practical and legal parameters of such practices involving MRCP 5.5.