The following Legal Services Procurement Checklist, provided by AllyGroup, combines best practice principles with practical suggestions to provide you with a useful starting point when procuring legal services, from an individual matter to the establishment of a legal services delivery model.
In this article, in-house counsel will learn more about Legal Professional Privilege in Australia. Some areas that will be explored are: in-house counsel’s ethical responsibilities, employment contract tips, top tips for maintaining legal professional privilege, and internal education material.
The ACC Australia Ethics Handbook V4 has been developed by a committee of in-house peers and provides a range of practical information, scenarios and case studies to help guide your approach to ethical issues as they arise. We encourage you to review the document and revisit it frequently to help navigate the evolving ethical complexities of in-house legal practice.
The Australian In-house Legal Counsel Pro Bono Guide, and provides detailed insights for the in-house profession. It includes case studies of pro bono legal services provided by some of Australia’s top organisations and guidance on how to create an effective in-house pro bono program.
This guide builds on a previous 2013 publication.
This resource provides tips on creating emotional connectivity between your organization and your employees to increase productivity and retention.
Marijuana legalization is a hot topic across the United States, with enactment of both recreational and medical marijuana laws taking place at a rapid pace. Consequently, employers face the daunting task of not only staying abreast of the quick-changing landscape of marijuana laws, but also determining how to handle the myriad of issues that marijuana legalization presents to their workforces—including compliance with the marijuana statutes themselves, underlying disability issues with medical marijuana, safety concerns, and the interplay between marijuana and drug testing. Combine these issues with the difficulty employers face in recruiting and retaining employees, and it amounts to an increasingly complex challenge. This article will address ten challenges employers may confront when dealing with marijuana legalization laws.
In this Quick Overview, explore and learn more about social media and the impact it might have on your business. The rise of "#" campaigns can lead to unexpected consequences for companies, and their legal departments, who aren't being proactive.
Both the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have clarified their respective positions on civil judicial cooperation in the event of no-deal scenario. With this flowchart, you and your legal department can navigate the permutation of enforcing judgments post-Brexit.
In this article, in-house counsel can learn how to make the best strategic decisions in the face of Brexit.
The risk of no-deal Brexit is a live one. Many companies developed no-deal contingency plans in advance of the original Brexit deadline, including securing alternative transport routes, stockpiling products and moving licences to holder in the EU27 (European Union Member countries involved in Brexit). Follow this guide to review an safeguard your business operations.