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Would you like to move up, either within your current company or at another company? Maybe become a senior lawyer at a large organization or a general counsel of an any-size corporation? You work hard and charting your advancement is always on your to-do list, but somehow it always stays at the bottom, thanks to company meetings and more. This panel of career specialists will discuss meaningful ways for you to approach advancement in the in-house profession and show you ways to build your skill set so that when the next big position comes along, your resume and you will get in the door.

Whether you are brand new to in-house practice, or have spent a few years working for a company, your career depends upon some basic skills. Learn how to provide the legal support your client needs, including how to set priorities, communicate legal concepts with management, and understand the legal issues relevant to all businesses.

Meeting today’s regulatory and client demands requires close up the full power and productivity of all members of the legal department. Law managers must develop the management and relationship skills that aren't taught in law firms or in law school. How can you be more than just a manager and become also an effective leader? Join us for this open dialogue between management experts and corporate counsel as they share advice on how specific general management and leadership techniques can been applied with success to law departments.

Annual Meeting 2006: In the event of a corporate failure, particularly one involving a failure of legal compliance, in-house lawyers may find themselves increasingly in the cross hairs.

Annual Meeting 2006: In today’s challenging corporate governance and litigation climate, in-house practitioners must prepare bulletproof corporate minutes for meetings of the board and board committees. Memorializing substantive discussions and decisions of the board in a manner that protects the corporation and the independent members of the board is a mission-critical objective.

Annual Meeting 2006: This nuts and bolts session will provide a practical and ethical explanation of the do’s and don’ts of issuing opinions to third parties, outside auditors, lenders, and others. Plus our panel will provide guidance on properly drafting opinion letters, understanding current guidelines on rendering opinions, appropriate disclaimers, and reservations, and assessing if an in-house attorney is qualified and licensed to render such an opinion and how to do so in compliance with the lawyers code of ethics.

Annual Meeting 2006: As China continues to integrate itself into the world market, it is likely your company will do (or already does) business there or with Chinese companies. Conducting business in China has a whole new set of rules you may never have encountered before. Take this opportunity to learn the legal climate in order to determine best practices for manufacturing and selling products in China and protecting your IP assets while doing so.

The following outline is intended to provide a short overview of some of the issues at the heart of this discussion topic. There may be other issues not identified or perspectives on the identified issues that are not adequately represented in the outline. The outline is merely intended as a starting point to help you identify discussion topics and tee up your conversation. This material is a part of the ACC CLO ThinkTank Series.

A detailed list of ACC Resources on Compliance

Former senior prosecutors, judges, and enforcement officials are increasingly sought out by top companies with open CLO positions. What do these folks bring to their jobs and what are their perspectives now that they sit on the other side of the desk? Moderated by Bill Lytton, immediate past CLO of Tyco, this all-star line-up will discuss what their perspectives on corporate crime and responsibility are, how they’re rising to meet the challenges of law department leadership, whether they’re shaking up (or not) their legal department functions and outreach, and - of course!

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