Tools & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better in November 2007
Read our interview with ACC Board Member, Gary Cohen, on his best practices and techniques for using the talent around us, both in-house and outside, and using the best legal practices of others.
News, Notes, and Datebook Information for November 2007
Part II of the interview with ACC's 2007 Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker, Ben Heineman, continues with more nuggets on how to ethically do your job, say no to your boss, and still have a job at the end of the day. He may know a thing or two considering he has worked with famous CEOs like Jack Welch.
No matter what type of business you are in, you probably have a website. Did you know that even if you sell purple widgets to pre-teens you could be sued for patent infringement? Read on to find out the steps you can take to access the risk and minimize the liability of an infringement that you may not even know you're involved in.
As more companies realize the benefits of employing in-house counsel, the need for retention and recruitment of qualified attorneys becomes more important. Find out the many benefits of implementing a mentoring program in your legal department.
To provide an organization for the promotion and the improvement of the common business and professional interests and responsibilities of attorneys who are engaged in the active practice of law on behalf of organizations in the private sector and who do not hold themselves out to the public for the practice of law. (ACCA’s bylaws) 1997 marks ACCA’s 15th anniversary. The story of ACCA’s founding commemorates the history of the organization and views from current leaders chart its future
It's important for lawyers new to in-house to recognize that corporate executives may assume that you are an authority on data security and privacy or, that you "have it covered." And yet, if you are like many in-house counsel, your expertise may lie solely in litigation, labor law, or transaction areas. This article gives you the basics on data security.
This issue contains articles on outsourcing, developments in merger remedies, and the communication of personal information on clientele outside Canada.