This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2005 Leading Practices Profile, Leading Practices in Law Departments Adding Value and Moving Beyond the Cost Center Model, features law department leading practices for generating and demonstrating value to the organization, as well as best practices for improving the bottom line and optimizing collaboration with business units. In the wake of the economic downturn and increased pressure to “do more with less,” 10 participating corporations share their best value-generating and value-sustaining practices in law department staffing, targeted practice areas, outside counsel management, strategic planning and the use of metrics to measure and track value practices.
The purpose of this comparative overview, covering 24 countries, is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction starting with the legal sources on salary and holiday pay, and includes an analysis of how income tax and social security contributions are calculated.
A comprehensive employment survey discussing the job market in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Russia, the Middle East, Australia, Asia, and North and Latin America.
This powerpoint presentation provides tips to in-house counsel on such topics as risk management.
GCs from large and small companies share their views and experiences on compliance matters.
While these findings specifically relate to the private sector, our experience suggests that they are also relevant to the public sector and non-governmental organizations, both of which encounter many of the same fraud and corruption issues.
Kenneth Cutshaw underscores the importance of LPO in this must-read article.
Increased online trading between the United States and Europe has also heightened the need for increased caution in matters of privacy and data protection. And while there are no hard and fast rules about ecommerce between the two unions, the smooth sailing of trans-Atlantic transactions may become a bit bumpy. Enter the EU Safe Harbor as a possible solution.
An investigation conducted by Global Leaders in Law and RSG Consulting into how GCs perceive value in legal services.
In this issue of European Briefings, a quarterly supplement of the ACC Docket, find out what you need to know about the most current risk management issues.