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Following the Records Management "Five Second Rule"

By Nandeep Mehta, Sr. Consultant, Contoural, Inc.

Records management processes need to follow the “five second rule:” All record identification, classification, retention period research, storing, and tagging processes altogether cannot take longer than five seconds.

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Quick Overview: NFTs - What’s The Big Deal? A Practical Introduction and Guide For In-house Counsel

By Rob Potter and Sarah Anderson – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

This Quick Overview is intended to demystify "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs) at a broad level, introduce the concept and functionality to non-tech counsel, and provide a practical approach to addressing intellectual-property issues and other legal concerns that may arise in connection with NFTs.

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Top 10 Tips to Better Manage Social Risks in Your Operations and Supply Chain

By Emily Morgan, Associate Director, Clare Morton, Associate Director, Kathryn Fletcher, Director, and James Lewry, Director, from Control Risks

In this Top Ten, in-house counsel can learn ten steps that your business can take to measure, mitigate, and monitor social risks across operations and supply chains.

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A Systematic Approach to Streamlining Contracting Approvals

By By Sumi Trombley, Senior Legal Operations Consultant, UpLevel Ops

In-house legal departments and their client business organizations have felt the excruciating pain of highly administrative contracting processes as the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses into remote working situations. The first reaction many organizations have is "HELP! Get me a contract lifecycle management system." The pain felt across the organization may mean priority for budget, so it seems like a no-brainer. However, when organizations faced the challenge of implementing these tools, they found that the real morass was their approvals process. This article is about recommendations to streamline your organization's approval process for a more successful technology implementation.

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A Guide to Creating Chinese-Language Trademarks

By Joseph Simone, Partner, and Christopher Smith, Partner, Simone Intellectual Property Services

This article provides a holistic overview of the need to create and register trademarks in the Greater China region. It also poses questions that should be considered before developing the trademarks, as well as exploring the various linguistic considerations that should be taken into account, due to the numerous oral dialects used through China.

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Finding Your Seat at the Table as a Woman in the Middle East Checklist

By Association of Corporate Counsel

This checklist includes key issues to consider for the in-house legal career journey of women in the Middle East. This checklist was prepared by the Association of Corporate Counsel, based mainly on the ACC Webcast titled Finding Your Seat at the Table as a Woman in the Middle East (March 23, 2021) - a webcast delivered by leading GCs in the region along with ACC Women In the House (WITH) and ACC Middle East & North Africa about their career journeys and their recommendations for creating the environment to support more women in finding their seat at the table.

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ACC Quick Overview: Opposing Trademark Applications in Canada

By Kwan T. Loh, Counsel, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor Trademark Agent, and Reagan Seidler, Associate, Smart & Biggar LLP, Barrister and Solicitor

This Quick Overview addresses when and how to oppose a trademark application in Canada. Those familiar with the process in the United States will find it much the same.

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Ten Legal Issues in Blockchain Technology (and Key Blockchain Definitions)

By Association of Corporate Counsel

Blockchain companies having been operating without much government oversight, but those days may be coming to an end after the US Securities and Exchange Commission served a notice on Coinbase in September 2021, that the agency is suing the company. Blockchain technology raises legal issues about whether assets on a blockchain constitute securities or commodities that are subject to government regulation.

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What FIDIC’s New Green Book Holds

By Asim Ahmed, Partner, Litigation, and Hazem Balbaa, Associate, Litigation, BSA

The Green Book is FIDIC’s (Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseil). Short Form of Contract, recommended for use on smaller value projects. In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about what this new edition addresses and how these regulations can impact your business and practice.

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