Discusses the yet-to-be-seen outcry from in-house counsel on the rising salaries of first year associates.
Every year ACC conducts a CLO survey in conjunction with its Annual Meeting. The 2006 Chief Legal Officer Survey showed some interesting trends and underscored what we already know—that our jobs are
becoming more complicated. In addition to CLO resources, ACC also has gathered
information and advice for new to in-house lawyers, legal specialists, and law department managers. ACC is committed to focusing on the evolving needs of lawyers at all stages of their career.
Discusses the advantages of a compliance/ethics office and compliance/ethics officer.
A recent change in federal law enforcement policy governing federal criminal investigations of corporate crime has corporations and their lawyers wondering whether it will effect a real difference in practice. The question that remains to be answered is whether the practice of demanding waivers of privilege and pressuring companies not to advance attorneys' fees to employees has become so entrench in white-collar practice that, in order to curry favor with prosecutors, corporations will "willingly" offer them without a request.
Read Todd Silberman's advice on learning to relate to and work with a new assistant.
Discusses practical, important steps to creating the legal function within your office as in-house counsel, making your transition into the company as easy as possible.
Discusses how to deal with the curious situation of retiring expatriate employees.
Read this 2008 Apex Award-winning article!<br/>The "new job" of in-house and outside counsel involves acting as a private eye of sorts. Tracking down allegations of wrongdoing, which range from the improper use of the company car by a manager, to securities fraud by the CEO, has developed into a legal sub-specialty that is taking up a lot of lawyer's days. Here, the authors point out the recent trends in corporate America that will possibly effect how this area of the law will continue to evolve.
Practice Resources (April 2007)
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