Employment-related claims can affect the productivity and morale of a business unit in a way few other business disputes can. Not surprisingly then, employment claims are among the most tempting to settle quickly. Yet in the author's experience, an employer's record of early settlements with employees inspires the plaintiffs' bar. To avoid painting a bulls-eye on your company's back, you should develop a deliberate protocol for handling employment-related claims that discourages recreational or speculative claims.
If your litigation management plan consists of 1. Call outside counsel, 2. wash hands. You can do better for your company. Find out how taking some simple steps today on document retention and destruction, and ensuring attorney-client privilege, will make your life in a small law department infinitely better when, not if, your company gets sued. Plus, tips on what to do (or not) once the suit has been filed.
So you've selected the brilliant lead trial attorney you need for that big case that just got filed against your company. But what about the case manager? Using a case manager--not simply inside counsel who oversees or monitors the case, but an actual attorney-manager who coordinates all the players and the strategy? You can save money by focusing on the result, not just the legal issues.
Read this article discussing the importance of staff retention and in-house lawyers.
Read this article to learn more about the impact on Implied Warranty claims handed down in the judgment in Momax, LLC v. The Rockland Corp.
This article discusses why negotiating software licensing agreements can be difficult and outlines how to maximize your chances for successfully negotiating some critical deal points.
This article explains how in-house counsel can advise their clients who desire to terminate international distributors and agents.
"If there were an instruction manual to a legal career, networking and mentoring would appear as topics on the quick-start page." Read Julienne Bramesco's insightful words on the long and winding path of an in-house legal career.
"Being a CLO for a small law department is more than just adopting the title. It is being part of what makes your company thrive." Read more of Sarena Straus' thoughts on practicing in a small law department.
Chapters offer educational, leadership,
mentoring, and networking opportunities
that simply cannot be replicated at the national level. For many, the chapter system has been a stepping stone to leadership positions at ACC national.