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The importance of succession planning for corporate law departments and the law firm practice group leaders who serve them is understood, even if it’s often honored in the breach.

(KM) is the process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organizational knowledge. KM cuts across all legal practice areas. It can and should be relevant to the individual employee, the legal practice team, and the entire organization.

This article seeks to demystify the “how” part of the path to in-house leadership, sharing eight key strategies for in-house lawyers aspiring to lead.

Over the last 30 years, there has been an inside counsel revolution of increasing scope and power that has transformed both business and law in two important ways.

The rapid pace of change is one of the foremost reasons a succession plan, not only for replacing the general counsel, but also senior level attorneys, is essential.

In this July/August installment I want to introduce you to two more lawyers who have found a truly satisfying post retirement career. Meet Stephen Kahn and Marcia Nirenstein.

Who do you call when disaster strikes? If you are Lori Middlehurst, the Asia Pacific employment law director for VMware, you call your local contacts first to get the on-the-ground scoop.

I have spent almost my entire career in-house, and the most rewarding aspect has been the opportunity to educate my co-workers and make them better “customers” of legal services.

Having a voice inside ACC that specifically focuses on those of us who are new to in-house work helps ensure that programming throughout ACC doesn’t skip over new folks, especially since most leaders in the other parts of ACC are not new.

Like you, I’ve been working in Microsoft Word for a long time. In my experience, when people use the same tool for a long time they often become complacent with their skill level — even while Word itself has improved dramatically.