Senior executives today move freely from team to team. Talent moves quickly, jumping across companies and across industry lines. And we should not be shocked.
In-house counsel have amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to contend with, and the high costs of complying with them tend to come from the legal department's pocketbook. Learn about how to recover from the cost of ediscovery.
Reflecting While Moving Ahead- Ms. Stein considers the growth of ACC over the past 25 years, remembering what has been accomplished and what is still to come.
Corporate Grapevine (December 2007) The Movers & Shakers
Read Part Two of Ron Pol's column on customer service- his ten points on dealing with poor customer service.
Read Andy Hull's perspective on moving in-house after life in private practice.
Like many of the contracts in-house attorneys are tasked with drawing up and overseeing, developing commercial contracts involves a number of steps. This article provides you with each step in the process, discusses the challenges involved and new approaches to help address those challenges, and offers an example of how one such contract was created and implemented.
Inter Alia December 2007- News, notes and Datebook Information for ACC
Practice Resources (December 2007):
Tools & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
Because in-house counsel are often legal generalists, the need for someone with specialized experience may often arise in the law department. James R. Buckley has had to venture into the outside counsel world to find talent to assist Lockheed Martin in a few legal matters. Here are some tips and insights into working with outside counsel and cultivating relationships with outside counsel.