News, notes, & datebook information for the corporate counselor, May 2007
May 2007 Tools & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
Read the interview with Phil Crowley, Assistant General Counsel with Johnson & Johnson.
The Movers & Shakers
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.
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.
Practice Resources (April 2007)
News, Notes & Datebook information