This session will discuss how in-house lawyers can use risk management principles (e.g. appetite, identification, qualification, treatment and monitoring) to negotiate contract terms and more effectively manage risks while progressing deals to closure. Topics to be addressed include hosting and consulting agreements, and other transactions in which risks can easily outweigh the compensation.
Creating and nurturing a professional environment that meaningfully respects and embraces people's differences is essential. Read this article to find out how to bring that culture to your organization.
This article discusses the emergence of a critical part of professional success that attorney's need to consider as they grow in their careers.
Professional success in the law is no longer a result of strong technical skills alone. Today, whether you work in-house or in a law firm, career growth and longevity are inextricably linked to one’s emotional intelligence – that is, the ability to develop relationships with colleagues, internal and external clients, strategic partners and others, and how those relationships can deliver meaningful value.
2011 ACC Annual Meeting Session 104 materials which details current status and practices of legal outsourcing.
The information contained in this Executive Summary and the Key Findings, along with the survey’s full report, provides useful data for corporate legal departments, law firms, and industry partners such as recruiters and litigation support providers. Issues covered in the survey included demographics, staffing, managing expenses, the changing role of the CLO, expectations for the coming year, and managing outside counsel.
This article discusses different aspects of LPO provider selection, including location, casting your net broadly enough, making your selection based on robust criteria, and taking into account possible obstacles to success that have more to do with your own organization than the potential provider.
This interactive session will explore the intersection of global corporate citizenship and engagement within a legal department, paying particular attention to how global pro bono can be used as a tool to stimulate and engage experienced and knowledgeable legal staff.
The focus of this program is an October 2010 Research Report, co-authored by Patrick Wilkins of European GC and Jeffrey Forbes of The Forbes Institute, published by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell®. The report includes case studies from DuPont, Tyco, and Standard Life, showing how some legal departments are no longer viewed purely as cost centers, because they generate (or recover) revenue. The goal is not to generate litigation or become a profit center, but this could result from a successful recovery program. This session will demonstrate how to establish a recovery program, engage management to ensure "top down" support, develop meaningful metrics, and use technology to manage meaningful recovery opportunities. Strategies on maximizing internal resources and leveraging outside counsel will be shared. Legitimate concerns about disrupting business relationships and maintaining professionalism will also be addressed.
Are you facing the inevitable reality that the world of the paperless legal file is around the corner? Looking for cost-saving opportunities and measurable and quantifiable efficiency and productivity gains? This presentation, applicable to any size legal office will address these opportunities, as well as explore the benefits gained by proactively moving to an electronic legal file environment. Faculty will share their first–hand experiences in how their offices created a document management policy, developed workflow processes to create, scan and save electronic documents, instituted document naming conventions, and secured hardware appropriate for their office needs. Panelists will also describe steps taken to develop and deliver training to all users at different degrees of technology skills levels and to effectively implement the transition. The ethical permissibility, and limitations of electronic file sharing and storage, and considerations when crafting a document retention and destruction policy that is compliant with the applicable. Professional Responsibility Rules will also be explored.