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Jackson Taylor
2 pages

In-house counsel should keep immigration compliance in the front of their mind. While not as widely discussed or emphasized, the fact that the legal consequences of non-compliance are serious for organisations and reputational impacts can be just as damaging.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Andrew Stevens, Chairman of Innovation and Science Australia, and Chair of the Data Standards Body
4 pages

In-house counsel working for businesses that hold consumer data should consider the impact of the new regime regarding Consumer Data Rights (CDR) on their business operations and how they should prepare for the new data privacy landscape.

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Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House
Theo Kapodistrias, Lawyer, University of Tasmania
2 pages

For in-house counsel, executive presence is best described as creating a consistent long-lasting impression over time by the manner in which a lawyer expresses him or herself and engages others. This article will explain how to make your presence known at the executive level.

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Interest Area: Career Development
Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
Andrew Murdoch, Managing Director, Dovetail Legal Solutions
2 pages

In this article, in-house counsel speak about their experiences during the current crisis, and many lay out a range of useful steps they can take if they are currently looking for work or anticipating that they may soon need to be looking for new opportunities.

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Interest Area: Career Development
Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House
John Connolly and Stan Glasser, PH.D., M.A.P.S., Senior Advisor, John Connolly and Partners
2 pages

When in-house counsel think of negotiations, they generally think of a small room with professionals huddled around a table late, arguing their point. This article explains that it's more about negotiation than battling till the end.

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Collection: Contract Negotiation Skills
Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Laini Bennett, Head of Content, LegalVision
4 pages

Every marketing team aims to create and execute engaging campaigns that will attract and retain new business. Every in-house legal team wants the marketing function to be compliant and to support the business’s reputation. In this article, learn to achieve this, as both teams need to work together to minimise risk and maximise marketing outcomes.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Hailey Cavill-Jaspers, Leader, Cavill + Co
5 pages

Increasing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investment and forging social sector partnerships in a post-COVID-19 recessionary world isn’t just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do for in-house counsel and their companies.

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Region: Australia
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Serryn O'Regan, Executive Manager Governance and General Counsel, Evolve College
2 pages

Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting health, social, business and economic impacts have tested the metal of many organisations worldwide. This article explores the role of the General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) in guiding an organisation through times of crisis or turmoil.

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Region: Australia / Pacific, Australia, Global
Audience: CLO / GC
Kelly Xiao, Employment Counsel, SPJ Lead, VMWare, Kirsty Harvison, General Counsel, Quest, Theo Kapodistrias, Lawyer, University of Tasmania, and Niti Nadarajah, Senior Counsel, Philip Morris
4 pages

As we all navigate the new ‘normal’ in the post-COVID-19 world, one major adjustment has been the ‘new’ workplace, aka our homes. This article profiles four in-house counsel and shares their experiences of working from home and their tips for getting through this challenging time.

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Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Michael A. Lampert
4 pages

There are countless articles outlining the best ways to evaluate outside counsel. Many of them leave out an important factor: the personalities of the lawyers and companies they represent. This article addresses the role of personality in outside counsel selection.

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Region: Australia, Australia / Pacific, Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
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