Providing insight that will assist inside counsel and far-sighted outside counsel navigate the issues surrounding alternatives to the billable hour.
A Fortune 500 GC, a Managing Partner, a Consultant and a leading practitioner in alternative fee arrangements discuss how to approach the firm for an alternative fee arrangement discussion.
A sample pre-negotiation agreement between two banking entities.
This InfoPAK discusses the role of the general counsel in the United States, Canada and Europe. The purpose of this InfoPAK is to provide some definition of the role, scope and nature of the duties of a general counsel in a globalized, post-Enron, post-Parmalat, post-Satyam Sarbanes-Oxley world, further battered by a worldwide recession the likes of which have not been seen for more than a generation. By noting some of the issues that arise in the ordinary course of an inhouse counsel’s practice, this InfoPAK will help general counsel provide high-quality representation for their corporate client.
In a difficult business climate, legal departments need to maximize the contributions of all employees and make an extra effort to retain their best people. Performance reviews can be a powerful tool for motivating legal professionals to higher performance levels and inspiring them to meet new challenges.
Find out why overconfidence can be a weakness that prevents you from improving as an attorney.
Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.
Work-life balance and other issues still challenge women GCs.
Once we achieve a critical mass of women on the bench, the culture of the Supreme Court will begin to change.
Under stress it is imperative for attorneys to exercise control of the situation, otherwise, as Bill Mordan explains in this article, our biases can lead to a misinterpretation of the facts.